120 HOW TO KNOW WILD FRUITS 



often marketed. The berry is four- or five- 

 celled and many-seeded. August, September. 



Leaves. The small, thick, evergreen leaves 

 are whitened beneath. They are ovate and 

 entire. The margins are rolled backwards. 

 The apex is pointed and the base rounded or 

 heart-shaped. 



Flowers. The pale rose-colored, nodding 

 blossoms have the corolla nearly divided into 

 four or five parts. The anthers converge to 

 form a cone. May- July. 



The ascending branches rise to a height of 

 from six inches to a foot and a half from a 

 creeping stem which sends out roots at the 

 nodes. Patches of cranberries are thus formed, 

 usually in peat bogs. They grow as far south 

 as New Jersey and west to Michigan. In 

 Canada they extend from Labrador to Alaska 

 and British Columbia. They also grow in 

 Europe and Asia. 



