Trees, Shrubs and Vines 
18. Trailing Arbutus. Mayflower. (Epigza repens.) 
LEAF: 2'-21%4', simple, alternate, entire, ovate to roundish, 
base cordate, thick, evergreen, rather coarse, the plant rusty- 
hairy. FLOWER: rose-colored, fragrant (corolla 5-lobed, spread- 
ing, hairy within), clustered, on short stems; April, May; com- 
moner eastward ; trailing; woody. (Pl. II.) 
19. Small Cranberry. (Vaccinium oxycoccus.) 
LEAF: }' or less, simple, alternate, entire, edge rolled under, 
ovate, apex sharp, whitish beneath, evergreen. FLOWER: rose- 
color, on slender stems (petals 4, narrow, rolled back, stamens 8) ; 
June ; berry %' long, almost globular, red, hardly edible. New 
England to Pennsylvania, and west, in bogs; trailing, woody. 
(PL Til.) 
20. Large Cranberry. American Cranberry. (Vaccinium 
macrocarpon.) 
LreaF: %4'-14', simple, alternate, entire, oval or obovate, apex 
blunt, evergreen, whitish beneath. FLOWER: as in 19; June, 
berry red, %'-1' long, roundish, acid, edible. Eastern States, 
swamps ; trailing, woody. 
21. Bearberry. (Arctostaphylos Uva-ursi.) 
LEAF: 1', simple, alternate, entire, obovate, base tapering, 
smooth, thick, evergreen. FLOWER: whitish (corolla urn-shaped, 
5-toothed, hairy inside), in small pendent clusters ; May ; berry 
red, small, sour. New Jersey, west and north; trailing. 
22. Cowberry. (Vaccinium Vitis-Idza.) 
LEAF: 1’ or less, simple, alternate, entire, obovate, edge rolled 
under, evergreen, dark, glossy, blackish-bristly beneath. FLOWER: 
whitish (corolla bell-shaped, 4-lobed), in short pendent racemes ; 
June ; berry dark red, acid; erect short branches from trailing 
stem. New England (mountains), Maine coast, locally in Massa- 
chusetts. 
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