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The low-bush blueberry (V. pennsylvanicum} yields the berries 

 which ripen in June and July, while the high-bush blueberry ( V. 

 corymbosum} furnishes the fruits which are found in the market 

 in July and August (Figs. 357, 358). 



FIG. 359. Small Cranberry (Vaccinium Oxycoccos). A trailing evergreen shrub, 

 which produces slender erect or ascending branches with oblong revolute leaves, 

 rose-colored nodding flowers, and a 4-locular,' reddish, acid fruit. The berry of the 

 American Cranberry (V . macrocarpon) is much larger and furnishes the fruit of the 

 market. There are many varieties in cultivation. After Brown. 



The bilberry of Europe, Vaccinium Myrtillus, a plant growing 

 in Northern Europe and Asia and the Western United States and 

 Canada, is said to destroy -Bacillus typhosus and B. Coli, an 

 infusion of the dried berries being used for this purpose. The 

 leaves of this plant contain ericolin and kinic acid. 



