Trees, Shrubs and Vines 
95. Smooth Azalea. (Rhododendron arborescens.) 
LEAF : 2'—3', simple, alternate, entire, obovate, smooth, glossy 
above, a bloom beneath, edge bristly hairy, thickish. FLOWER: 
m., rose-color, fragrant, slightly sticky (corolla funnel-form with 
5 spreading lobes shorter than tube; stamens and style much 
longer than corolla tube), interminal clusters; June. Mountains 
of Pennsylvania, and south; 3°-12° high. 
96. Flame-colored Azalea. (Rhododendron calendulaceum.) 
LEAF: 2'-3', simple, alternate, entire, obovate to oblong, hairy 
(as also branchlets). FLOWER: m., orange to flame-color, not 
odorous nor sticky (corolla as in 95, but its tube shorter than the 
lobes), in terminal clusters, profuse, before the leaves; May. 
Pennsylvania and south; 3°-10° high; cultivated. 
97. Pinxter-flower. Purple Azalea, (Rhododendron 
nudiflorum.) 
LEAF: 2'-3', much as in 96, branchlets hairy. FLOWER: m., 
pink, purple, buff, mottled or white, often fragrant (corolla fun- 
nel-form with 5 /arge spreading lobes; stamens and style much 
longer than tube), clustered, with or before leaves ; April, May; 
2°-6° high. 
98. Black Crowberry. (Empetrum nigrum.) 
LreAF: 4%’, simple, alternate, entire, crowded, narrow, ever- 
green. FLOWER: reddish (no corolla, 3 spreading sepals, 3 sta- 
mens), very small, along branch; May, June. Fruit: black, 
berry-like. Alpine tops of mountains in New England and New 
York, and along Maine coast and Lake Superior ; low, spread- 
ing. 
99. Common Black Huckleberry. (Gaylussacia resinosa.) 
LEAF: 1'-2%', simple, alternate, entire, oval to long-ovate, 
thickly covered with shining resinous dots. FLOWER: m., white, 
red- or purple-tinged, corolla cylindrical, 5-lobed, a reddish bract, 
falling early, with each flower and cluster; May, June. FRUIT: 
black, rarely white, without bloom ; 1°-3° high. 
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