HEATH FAMILY. Ericaceae. 





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

 chaparral, so characteristic of the western mountain 

 scenery. 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 h ' Wlth spreading branches. The 

 pdtula leaves are from one to two inches long, 



Pint smooth, pale green, and leathery and the 



Winter, spring fl owers are waxy a quarter of an inch or 

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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 h Wlth rich-green leaves, very glossy 

 bicolor on the upper side and covered with close 



Pink white down on the under. The waxy 



Spring flowers are a lovely shade of pink and the 



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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 

 trailin S branches, creeping over the 

 ground and often covering the rocks with 

 Uva-Ursi a beautiful mat of evergreen foliage. The 



White leaves are small, toothless, shining and 



Spring, summer i eat h e ry and the little white or pinkish, 

 est, etc. bell-shaped flowers hang in pretty little 



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