HEATH FAMILY. Ericaceae. 



Oak, etc., form the extensive brush thickets known as 

 chaparral, so characteristic of the western mountain, 

 scenery. A The Greek name means "bear-berry," as bears 

 are fond of the berries, and Manzanita is from the Spanish 

 for "little apple," as the fruits often resemble tiny apples. 

 They are dry but pleasantly acid and are popular with 

 Indians, bears, and chipmunks, and jelly can be made from 

 them. The largest Manzanita tree known is one in Napa 

 County, California, thirty-five feet high and as large across. 



A decorative shrub, from four to six 

 Green Manzanita 



Arctostdphylos feet hl S h Wlth spreading branches. The 

 p&tula leaves are from one to two inches long, 



? ink smooth, pale green, and leathery and the 



inter, spring flowers are waxy, a quarter of an inch or 

 California 



more long, crowded in pretty, roundish 



clusters, of various shades of pink. The very smooth 

 trunk and branches are picturesquely gnarled and twisted 

 and, in fine contrast to the pale foliage, are rich mahogany- 

 color, with here and there openings in the outer bark, 

 showing the gray, under layer, as if the branches had been 

 dipped in hot chocolate, which had melted off in some 

 places. The berry is about a quarter of an inch across, 

 smooth and fleshy. This forms most of the chaparral on 

 the slopes around the Yosemite Valley, ranging from over 

 four thousand to nine thousand feet in altitude, and is 

 widely distributed in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. 



,, . A handsome shrub, three or four feet 



Manzanita 



Arctostdphylos hl S h with rich-green leaves, very glossy 



bicoior on the upper side and covered with close 



pink white down on the under. The waxy 



pnng flowers are a lovely shade of pink and the 



pretty fruit is about the size of a pea, like a 



tiny greenish-yellow apple, with a brownish-red cheek. 



This grows in the South near the coast. 



An attractive little shrub, with many 

 Kinnikinic. Red trailing branches, creeping over the 

 Bearberry 



Arctostaphylos ground and often covering the rocks with 

 Uva-Ursi a beautiful mat of evergreen foliage. The 



White leaves are small, toothless, shining and 



We^ g etc Ummer leather y and the little white or P inkish > 

 bell-shaped flowers hang in pretty little 



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