HUCKLEBERRY FAMILY 



VacciiiiuDi poinsylvaiiiciim is a dwarf, straggling bush, 

 climbing to rocky heights or carpeting dry, sandy 

 places. In winter its large, scal}^ flower buds are easily 

 distinguished from the leaf buds. The flowers appear 

 a little before the leaves and are followed by large, pale 

 blue, delicious berries, ripe b}- the last of June or in 

 early July. 



The immature clusters of fruit crowding at the 

 very tips of the branches form a most enchanting 

 combination of green, pink, pur- 

 ple, and blue. 



The Canadian Blueberry, Vac- 

 ciniuui canadcnsc, is a dwarf shrub 

 resembling Vacciniuni pciuisyhaiii- 

 cuin, but with broader and more 

 downy leaves. The fruit is blue- 

 black and ripens later than the 

 common Blueberry. It is the last 

 Blueberry to appear in the market and is most abun- 

 dant in the British provinces. 



Vacciniuni pcnnsylvcDiicuni angiistifoliuvi is a subarctic 

 form with narrower leaves, found on the summits of 

 the White Mountains, on the Adirondacks, at Quebec 

 and northward. 



Vacciniinii pcnnsylvaniciiin nigru^n is a variety with a 

 rounder bell than that of the tvpe ; the berry black 

 without bloom. It flowers a little earlier than the 

 type. 



Dwarf Blueberry, in flower. 



326 



