I'll) DESCRIPTION'S OF THE SHRUBS 



K. Slirubs under 2 feet high. (L.) 



L. Twigs hairy; leaves entire j_ fruit blue, with bloom. 

 SOCR-TOP or VELVET-LEAF BLUEBERRY Vaccinium 

 canad&ise. 

 L. Twigs, leaves, and fruit hairy. HAIRY HUCKLEBERRY 



Vacciniuni hirsutum. 



L. Twigs warty; leaves minutely notched; berries bluish 

 black and glaucous. Low or EARLY SWEET BLUEBERRY 



- Vaccinium pennsylvanicum. 



L. Twigs smooth; leaves minutely notched; berries black 

 without bloom. Low BLACK BLUEBERRY Vaccinium 

 pennsylvanicum nigram (V. nigrum). 

 K. Shrubs generally over 2 feet high ; twigs green and warty ; 



leaves pale beneath. (M.) 



M. Leaves thick, about entire ; berry \ inch, blue with a 

 bloom. LATE Low BLUEBERRY Vaccinium vacfllans. 

 M. Leaves thin, sharply notched ; berry larger. MOUNTAIN 

 BLUEBERRY' Vaccinium corymbosum pallidum (V. 

 pallidum) . 

 D. Flowers open-bell-shaped. (N.) 



N. Flowers 4-notched ; leaves evergreen, small, under 1 inch; 

 shrub under 1 foot ; berries dark red. COWBERRY or FOXBERRY 

 (400) Vaccinium Vitis-Idsea. 



N. Flowers 5-notched ; leaves evergreen, \ inch or less long; 

 creeping plant, with black berries, hardy South. EVERGREEN 

 VINE BLUEBERRY (407) -- Vaccinium crassif61ium.. 

 N . Flowers 5-notched ; leaves deciduous ; shrubs over 2 feet. (O.) 

 O. Stamens much exserted; berry green or yellow; shrub 2-5 

 feet high. DEERBERRY or BUCKBERRY (408) Vaccinium 

 stamfneum. ' 



O. Similar to the last, berry larger, shining black. "A valu- 

 able shade-enduring ornamental shrub." SOUTHERN GOOSE- 

 BERRY Vaccinium melanocarpum. 



O. Stamens included; berry black, ripe in Oct. Shrub or tree 

 8-30 feet. FARKLEBERRY or SPARKLEBERRY (409) -- Vac- 

 cinium arb6reum. 



Arctostaphylos. This genus contains a number of species (30) of 

 shrubs or small trees and includes some trailing vines. All in cultivation 

 here are American. ("Only the trailing species are hardy North and of 

 course are omitted.) The leaves are alternate, usually evergreen with 

 entire margins. Flowers small, globular in terminal clusters, panicles, 

 in spring. Fruit a TIM! berry. [Seeds; twig cuttings.] 



