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CREEPING SNOVVBERRY. Cliiogciics kispidula (L.) T. & G. (C. 

 serpyllifolia Salisb.) 



This dainty little creeping plant is an evergreen, frequent in 

 cool bogs and moist mossy woods. It is only slightly woody and 

 so its place is doubtful in the present list. Its relationship to the 

 wintergreen is evidenced by the like flavor of its leaf. Its dis- 



Cbeeping Snowberry. 

 Fruiting branch, -natural size. 



tinguishing characters are the very small leaves with margins 

 rolled back, having rusty hairs below and also on the branches ; 

 its small nodding white flowers ; and its snow-white, sweet, edible 

 berries as large as small peas, ripening in late summer and au- 

 tumn. 



iiucKEEBERRY. Gayltissacia baccata (Wang.) Koch. 



This shrub is familiar to all who have "gone blueberrying" in 

 late July and August. It is a frequent plant on rocky hillsides 

 and thickets, but thrives best in sandy or peat soil and so is often 

 found in bogs. The leaves are easily distinguishable from the 

 blueberries or other similar shrubs by their yellowish green tint 

 above and the tiny resinous globules exuded from the lower sur- 

 faces. These give the underside of the young leaves a slightly 

 rough, sticky feel and a glistening appearance if held in the sun- 

 light. Later they may dry to a slight rusty scurf. The berries are 

 sweet and of a peculiar flavor, preferred by many to that of the 

 blueberries in spite of the fact that their seediness makes them 



