270 HOW TO KNOW WILD FRUITS 



Leaves. — The sliort-petioled leaves are thin, 

 large, pale green, whitened and resinous on the 

 under surface, and oval to inversely egg-shaped. 



Flowers, — The greenish ]}mk bells, as Emer- 

 son says, " hang dangling on slender strings, 

 from one to three inches long." These stems are 

 bracted, and the raceme-like flower cluster is long 

 and loose. May, June. 



In New England, the Dangleberry grows 

 mostly along the coast. It extends south to 

 Florida and Louisiana and west to Ohio. It 

 prefers moist ground, and the fruit in the 

 warmer locations is of improved quality. 



BOX HUCKLEBERRY 



Gaylussacia brachycera Huckleberry Family 



Fruit — The light blue, berrylike drupes grow 

 in short clusters. They have ten seedlike nut- 

 lets. 



Leaves. — The evergreen leaves are thick and 

 leathery, and lack the resinous dots common to 

 the rest of the genus. They are oval, and the 

 margins have rounded teeth and are somewhat 

 rolled backwards. The leaf stems are very short. 



