274 HOW TO KNOW WILD FRUITS 



leafless branch of last year's growth. The calyx 

 teeth are noticeable at the summit of the berry. 

 Some berries are very sweet and others rather 

 acid. July, August. 



Leaves. — In the typical form the margins are 

 entire. After the time of flowering, the leaves 

 broaden without increasing in length. They are 

 oval or elliptical-lanceolate. The petioles are 

 short. The under surface is paler than the 

 upper and may be smooth or hairy. 



Floivers. — The blossoms are white or pink- 

 ish, cylindrical, and somewhat narrowed at the 

 throat. They grow in short racemes. 



The High Bhieberry grows to a height of 

 from four to ten feet. It forms a bushy 

 shrub. On the older branches the bark roughens 

 and comes off in shreads. The leaves add their 

 scarlet and orange colorings to the brilliancy of 

 the autumnal swamp foliage. These berries 

 grow as far north as Newfoundland, west to 

 Minnesota, and south to Virginia. While reach- 

 ing their most luxuriant growth in swamps, 

 they are also abundantly found in old pastures. 



