OF NOVA SCOTIA. PREST. 397 



larcrer varieties, thin, dark or dingy green. Berries deep red- 

 dish-purple, round, on h in. leaf stalk, size of large peas, 10- 

 seeded, very sweet and pleasant tasting, containing more sugar 

 than any other native fruit. These, with huckleberries and 

 witherod berries, are the most easily digested and nourishing 

 wild fruit of Nova Scotia. 



In low woods and along banks of streams and lakes where 

 alone it is abundant. Is scattered elsewhere. Generally distrib- 

 uted, but more plentiful in the western than the eastern counties. 



(b). Small bus' I or twig, with 2 to 5 thin branches. Bark 

 brownish -grey. Leaves oblong or oval with round end, notched, 

 light green. Berries purple, oval, slightly longer than thick, 

 To in. to To in. long, very sweet and juicy, superior to any other 

 variety in taste and size, and well worthy of domestication) 

 10-seeded, scattered irregularly over bush, never in clusters. 



On level and not too rocky barrens, and dry open lowlands, 

 mixed Avith blue and huckle berries ; seldom on river banks 

 with the larger varieties. Generally distributed, but not very 

 abundant ; more plentiful in the western than in the eastern 

 counties. 



19. Fixigaria Virginiana Duchesne. M^ild Strawberry. 



So well known that for practical purposes it needs no des- 

 cription. Pleasant and digestible, very abundant. Ripens in 

 July. 



Found almost everywhere in cultivated grounds, barrens and 

 open woods, usually never far from settlements. 



20. Rub as strigosus Mich. Wild Red Raspberry. 



Very abundant and well known, description superfluous. 



Around cultivated grounds, in pastures, open woods, and on 

 barrens far from settlements. A juicy, delicious, and easily 

 digested fruit. Ripens in August. 



