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edges. 5 in. to 2 i in. high, many branched, brownish-grey main 

 stalks with green leaf stalks. Leaves, oblong and pointed, | in. 

 to 1^ in. long, I in. to | in. wide, thin, light green. Berries blue 

 to blueish-black, with thin skin, purple juicy pulp and many 

 small seeds. Sweet to slightly acid, globular, i^o in. to to in. thick. 

 A wholesome and valuable article of food. Eaten raw or easily 

 prepared. Sometimes the delicious sweetish fruit is in heavy 

 clusters. 



Grows on open barrens and dr}- parth' wooded land, some- 

 times covering large districts with its abundant growth. Forms 

 ■a large item in the exports of Yarmouth county. Ripens in 

 July and August. 



2. Vacciniitm nliyinosiiin L. Great Bilberry. 



Bush 4 in. to 10 in. high. Branches spreading and tufted, but 

 not so thickly branched as blueberry. Leaves oblong, narrowed 

 at the base, | in. to 1 in. long, pale beneath. Berries purple to 

 black, juicy pulp with small seeds, sweetish taste, slightly oblong 

 and pear-shaped with thick end next stalk, to in. long. Pleasant 

 and wholesome food. Does not grow in clusters as do blue- 

 berries. 



Found on barrens with blueberries, very rarely in swampy 

 land. Not plentiful. Grovvs chiefly in the western and north- 

 ern counties. Too rare to be considered an important article of 

 food in this country. 



3. Vacciniwm inacrocarpon Alton. Large Cranberry. 



A creeping vine, 6 in. to 30 in. long, from which the fruitstalk 

 ascends 3 in. to 6 in. Leaves oblong, t^o in. to ro in. long, ever- 

 green, dark-brownish green above and pale beneath, with 

 turned-back edges, thick and somewhat ridged, attached 

 directly or almost so to the vine, two bracts on fruit stalk. 

 Berries, 1 to 3 on each fruit stalk, red when ripe, round to 

 slightly oblong, h in. to | in. long, ripens late and remains in 



