264 THE BOOK OF FORESTRY 



HIGHBUSH BLT7EBEKKY SWAMP BLTTEBEBBY 



HIGHBUSH BLUEBERRY 



Vaccinium corymbosum 



FORM 



A shrub 5'-10' in height, furnishing 

 late blueberries found in the mar- 

 kets. 



LEAVES 



Variable in shape and size. Mostly 

 smooth and inclined to taper toward 

 each end. Margins of leaves plain. 



FRUIT 



Large, black or dark purple in cotor 

 with slightly acid flavor. Ripen in 

 August and September. 



RANGE 



Found in acid swamps and pastures 

 from Canada to Florida. 



Fig. 55. Leaf and fruit of Lighbush bluebeary. 



