BLACK OR DARK PURPLE 231 



They are black and shining, without bloom, and 

 grow in an open bracted cluster. July, August. 



Leaves. The thick leaves are green on both 

 sides, shining when old, and resinous. They 

 are nearly or quite stemless, and often slightly 

 downy. The apex is obtuse or acute, and ends 

 in a sharp point. 



Flowers. The racemes of white, pink, or 

 red bell-shaped flowers grow in loose bracted 

 racemes. June. 



The fruit of this variety is not of much 

 account. The plant is the principal member 

 of the genus southward. It grows in sandy 

 swamps along the coast from Newfoundland to 

 Florida and Louisiana. 



LOW BLACK BLUEBERRY 

 Vaccinium nigrum Huckleberry Family 



Fruit. The berry is black and has no bloom. 

 July. 



Leaves. The leaves are oblong, obovate, or 

 oblanceolate. They are nearly sessile and finely 

 toothed. The apex is acute and the base nar- 

 rowed or rounded. The under surface is pale 

 and whitened. 



