386 Bush-Fruits 



It often reaches a height of forty feet, with a tall straight trunk 

 and small spreading branches, forming a narrow, oblong, round- 

 topped tree. It occurs from Newfoundland to Florida, west to 

 Louisiana and eastern Nebraska, and farther northward to the 

 Rocky Mountains. Though a desirable ornamental tree, its large 

 size is against it as a fruit-bearing plant. Many of the trees growing 

 wild appear to be sterile. The hills are dotted with their white 

 bloom in early springtime, but comparatively few fruiting trees are 

 found in summer. 

 A. OBLONGIFOLIA, Roem. Dwarf Juneberry. 



This is a low plant, from two to five feet high, bearing smaller 

 flowers than the preceding species. It is found from Quebec and 

 New Brunswick to Virginia, and west to Missouri and Minnesota, 

 and is one of the most promising forms for cultivation. The variety 

 known as Success belongs here. 

 A. BARTRAMIANA, Roem. Northern Dwarf Juneberry. 



This is another dwarf form, two to four feet high, found in cold 

 swamps and mountain bogs from New York and Northern New 

 England northward to Labrador and Newfoundland. It is highly 

 recommended as an ornamental plant and the fruit is said to be 

 large, dark blue-purple, with a heavy bloom, often nearly twice as 

 long as broad, sweet, with a more decided flavor than that of the 

 other Juneberries. 



A. ALNIFOLIA, Nutt. Western Service Berry or Shad Bush. (Fig. 

 57.) 



This is a low shrub, usually only a few feet high, though rarely 

 becoming a slender tree. The leaves are broad, oval or nearly cir- 

 cular in outline, and the fruit ripens from June to September, accord- 

 ing to location. It is dark blue, or sometimes nearly black, covered 

 with a glaucous bloom, very sweet and juicy, and is said to reach 

 from half an inch to nearly an inch in diameter. The species is 

 widely distributed over the western half of the continent, extending 

 eastward as far as the western shores of Lake Superior and the 

 northern peninsula of Michigan. It is one of the most promising 

 species as a fruit-producing plant. Its great productiveness and 

 the large size and good quality of its fruit are likely to place it in 

 the lead for the western half of the country, at least. 



