232 HO]V TO KNOW WILD FRUITS 



Floivers. — The flowers are white and bell- 

 shaped. The bell is rounder than the blossom 

 of V. Pennsylvaniciun. Only a few flowers ap- 

 pear in the cluster. 



This is sometimes considered as a variety of 

 Y. Pemisylvanicum, 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 V. corymhosum, 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 



