55° BOTANY OF CROP PLANTS 



regions of Asia, Europe, and America. It is not cultivated 

 in America to any great extent. 



Vaccinium vitis-idaea (Mountain Cranberry, Windberry, 

 Wolberry, Cowberry, Foxberry).^This is a low evergreen 

 shrub with creeping stems and thick, leathery leaves. The 

 flowers are in short, terminal, one-sided clusters. The 

 berries are dark red. 



This plant grows wild from Massachusetts to Labrador, 

 west to British Columbia and Alaska. Although not cul- 

 tivated, the natives, particularly of Nova Scotia, gather 

 large quantities of this wild cranberry and ship them to 

 eastern markets. 



HUCKLEBERRIES AND BLUEBERRIES 



Both of the above names are applied to the fruit of species 

 of Vaccinium and Gaylussacia. However, it is uncommon to 

 see the name blueberry given to the fruit of Gaylussacia 

 spp. These bear lo seeds in each fruit, and although not as 

 numerous as in the berry of Vaccinium, are more trouble- 

 some. There are two general types of blueberries: high- 

 bush blueberries (F. corymbosum, and V. atrococcum), 

 and low-bush blueberries {V. canadense, V. angustifolium, 

 V. nigrum, and V. vacillans). 



The common black huckleberry on the market is Gaylus- 

 sacia resinosa. . Vaccinium angustifolium is a rather common 

 low-bush blueberry, while V. corymbosum is the species most 

 desirable for cultivation. 



References 



CoviLLE, Frederick V.: Experiments in Blueberry Culture. U. S. Dept. 



Agr. Bur. Plant Ind. Bull. 193: i-ioo, 1910. 

 Davis, W.T.: High-bush Blueberries. Proc. Staten Island Assn. Arts and 



Sci., 2: 63-64, 1909. 



