Trees, Shrubs and Vines 



84. Bog Bilberry. (Vaccinium uliginosum.) 

 Leaf : %'-%' ., simple, alternate, entire, oblong to obovate, 

 dull green, lighter beneath. Flower : m., white (corolla almost 

 globular, 4-toothed), 1-3-clustered, drooping ; June, July ; berry 

 black, sweet. Alpine tops of mountains in New England and 

 New York ; 4-18' high. 



85. Bilberry. (Vaccinium caespitosum.) 



Leaf : ^' or less, simple, alternate, serrate, obovate, glossy. 

 Flower : m., white (corolla oblong, 5-toothed), single, droop- 

 ing ; June ; berry blue. Alpine tops of White Mountains ; dwarf. 



86. Bilberry. (Vaccinium ovalifolium.) 



Leaf : Yz or less, simple, alternate, hardly serrate, elliptical, 

 apex blunt, pale green, with bloom. Flower : much as in 85 ; 

 May ; berries blue. Near Lake Superior ; s'-io' high, straggling. 



87. Bilberry. (Vaccinium myrtilloides.) 



Leaf : Yz or less, simple, alternate, finely serrate, ovate, apex 

 sharp, bright green. Flower: as in 85, but corolla larger and 

 almost globular ; May, June ; berry black, large. Near Lake Su- 

 perior ; i°-4° high. 



88. Canada Blueberry. (Vaccinium canadense.) 

 Leaf: about i', simple, alternate, entire, lance-shaped to ellip- 

 tical, both sides downy, as also branchlets. Flower : m., white 

 (corolla bell-shaped, 5-toothed), clustered, before leaves in spring. 

 Maine to Wisconsin ; i°-2"' high. 



89. Alpine Azalea. (Loiseleuria procumbens.) 

 Leaf : ^' or less, simple, opposite, entire (edge rolled back), 

 elliptical, leathery, evergreen. Flower: m., small, white or 

 rosy (corolla bell-shaped, 5-lobed, 5 stamens), 2-5-clustered ; 

 June. Alpine tops of White Mountains ; low, much branched. 



90. American Mistletoe. (Phoradendron flavescens.) 

 Leaf : |^'-i>^', simple, opposite, entire, oval to obovate, yel- 

 lowish, thick. Flower : whitish or greenish-white {no petals^ 



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