232 BOW TO KNOW WILD FRUITS 



Flowers. The flowers are white and bell- 

 shaped. The bell is rounder than the blossom 

 of F. . Pennsylvanicum. Only a few flowers ap- 

 pear in the cluster. 



This is sometimes considered as a variety of 

 F. Pennsylvanicum, and often grows with it. It 

 differs from it in having a rounder, bell-like blos- 

 som and in the black bloomless fruit. 



Vaccinium atrococcum is sometimes considered 

 as a variety of F. corymbosum, which is de- 

 scribed in the blue section. The stems and un- 

 der leaf surfaces are downy. The berries are 

 black and lack bloom. 



FRINGE TREE 

 Chionanthus Virginica Olive Family 



Fruit. The purple oval drupes grow in loose 

 clusters. They are covered with a bloom. The 

 four-parted calyx is persistent at the base and 

 the style is at the tip. The dry flesh contains 

 one stony seed. The skin is thick. 



Leaves. The ovate or obovate-lanceolate 

 leaves have stout, hairy stems. They are entire, 

 and sharp or rounded at the apex. The under 



