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39b. Lonicera ccenllea (L.). Mountain Honeysuckle. 



Similar to the last but much less common, being strictly a northern 

 form. The leaves are obtuse and less distinctly ciliate than the last, 

 while the fruit is blue or bluish black. 



39c. Lonicera oblonyifolia (Hook). Swamp Honeysuckle. 



A rare species, found occasionally in swamps. The red or purplish 

 berries are in pairs, and the leaves resemble those of the Fly- Honey- 

 suckle, but are not ciliate. 



39d. Lonicera hirsuta (Eaton). Hairy Honeysuckle. 



A vigorous climber, easily known by the large hairy leaves united in 

 pairs at the summits of the stems. Plentiful in Muskoka and reported 

 from most parts of Ontario. 



39e. Lonicera parvifldm (Lam.). Glaucous Honeysuckle. 



Marked by the very glaucous lower surfaces of the leaves, which, like 

 the last, are united in the higher pairs. A common shrub, sometimes 

 climbing. 



40a. Dier villa trifida (Moench). Bush Honeysuckle. Gravel-weed. 



A common shrub, with short erect stems. The serrate margins of the 

 leaves are often ciliate with short hairs, and the yellow flowers are in 

 groups of three. Found in poor soil and on gravelly hillsides. 



41a. Cephaldnihns occidentdlis (L. ). Button-bush. 



Found plentifully on wet shores, often with roots under water. The 

 sweet-scented flowers are in spherical heads and the fruit, unlike that of 

 Dogwoods and Viburnums, is dry. The upper leaves are often in threes 

 and the lower pairs have broad stipules between in early summer. The 

 leaves and greenish twigs have a slightly acid taste and are eaten by 

 cattle. 



42a. Gaylnssdcia resinosa (T. and G.). Black Huckleberry. 



Commonly found in swamps in southern Ontario and in dry soil in the ' 

 north. Known by the resinous leaves, which are nearly smooth and 

 tipped by a fine point in most cases. The black fruit is edible, but not 

 equal to the blueberries. 



43a. Vacclnium staminenm (L. ). Squaw Huckleberry. 



A rare species, found occasionally along our southern border. The 

 fruit is greenish in color and, unlike most of its relatives, is not edible. 



43b. Vacclnium Pennsylvanicum (Lam.). Low Blueberry, Blue Huckleberry. 

 This is the Blueberry of northern Ontario, where the rocky hillsides 

 are often covered by the little bushes. The fruit is gathered in im- 

 mense quantities during July and August and shipped to the centres of 



