CLASSIFICATION OF ANGIOSPERMS. 



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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. 



