Trees, Shrubs and Vines 
84. Bog Bilberry. (Vaccinium uliginosum.) 
LreaF: Y/'-%', simple, alternate, entire, oblong to obovate, 
dull green, lighter beneath. FLOWER: m., white (corolla almost 
globular, 4-toothed), 1-3-clustered, drooping ; June, July; berry 
black, sweet. Alpine tops of mountains in New England and 
New York; 4’-18' high. 
85. Bilberry. (Vaccinium cespitosum.) 
LeaF: 14’ or less, simple, alternate, serrate, obovate, glossy. 
FLOWER : m., white (corolla oblong, 5-toothed), szzgle, droop- 
ing ; June; berry blue. Alpine tops of White Mountains; dwarf. 
86. Bilberry. (Vaccinium ovalifolium.) 
LEAF: ¥%’ or less, simple, alternate, hardly serrate, elliptical, 
apex blunt, pale green, with bloom. FLOWER: much as in 85; 
May; berries blue. Near Lake Superior; 3’—-10’ high, straggling. 
87. Bilberry. (Vaccinium myrtilloides.) 
LEAF: ¥%’ or less, simple, alternate, finely serrate, ovate, apex 
sharp, dright green. FLOWER: as in 85, but corolla larger and 
almost globular ; May, June; berry black, large. Near Lake Su- 
perior ; 1°-4° high. 
88. Canada Blueberry. (Vaccinium canadense.) 
LEAF: about 1’, simple, alternate, entire, lance-shaped to ellip- 
tical, doth sides downy, as also branchlets, FLOWER: m., white 
(corolla bell-shaped, 5-toothed), clustered, Jefore deaves in spring. 
Maine to Wisconsin ; 1°—2° high. 
89. Alpine Azalea. (Loiseleuria procumbens.) 
LEAF: 3’ or less, simple, opposite, entire (edge rolled back), 
elliptical, leathery, evergreen. FLOWER: m., small, white or 
rosy (corolla bell-shaped, 5-lobed, 5 stamens), 2~5-clustered ; 
June. Alpine tops of White Mountains ; low, much branched. 
90. American Mistletoe. (Phoradendron flavescens.) 
LreaF: 3/'-114’, simple, opposite, entire, oval to obovate, yel- 
lowish, thick. FLOWER: whitish or greenish-white (”o petals, 
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