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forest is roofed with green, and June-berries are quite over- 

 shadowed by more self-assertive species. 



The borders of woods in rich upland soil, fron New- 

 foundland to the Dakotas and south to the Gulf, are the 

 habitat and range of this charming little tree. 



The Western Service-berry 



A. alnifolia, Nutt. 



The Western service-berry grows over a vast territory 

 which extends from the Yukon River south through the 

 Coast Ranges to northern California and eastward to Man- 

 itoba and northern Michigan. In the rich bottom lands 

 of the lower Columbia River, and on the prairies about 

 Puget Sound, it reaches twenty feet in height, and its 

 nutritious, pungent fruits are gathered in quantities and 

 dried for winter food by the Indians. Indeed, the horti- 

 culturists consider this large juicy fine-flavored, black 

 berry quite worthy of cultivation, as it grows in the wild to 

 one inch in diameter — the average size of wild plums. 



THE HACKBERRIES 



Fifty or sixty tropical and temperate-zone species of 

 hackberries include two North American trees which have 

 considerable value for shade and ornamental planting. 

 One hardy Japanese species has been introduced; three 

 exotic species are in cultivation in the South. One is from 

 South Africa, a second from the Mediterranean basin, and 

 a third from the Orient. 



It is easy to mistake the hackberry for an elm; the habits 

 of the two trees lead the casual observer astray. The leaf 



