HIGH-BUSH BLUEBERRY 



covered with a blue bloom, though I have found black 

 varieties. The fruit and flowers are formed at the ex- 

 tremities of the last year's growth, which is from one 

 to four inches long without leaves, so that a large 

 part of the plant seems leafless. The ends of the 

 branches are covered with fruit, however, which can 

 be stripped off by the handful. As it is very prolific, 

 the flowers of this species in May look much richer 

 and more abundant than those of any of the others. 

 The fruit is ripe from late July to September. The 

 plant is well worth cultivation as an ornamental shrub, 

 and for its valuable fruit." 



Vaccinium vacillans may be distinguished from Vac- 

 cininm pennsylvanicum as a larger bush. The leaves 

 are twice as large at least, dull green above, paler or 

 distinctly glaucous beneath. The fruit begins to 

 ripen when the best of Vaccinium pennsylvanicum is 

 past. The berries are very similar; possibly those of 

 Vaccinium vacillans are not quite so juicy or so sweet 

 as the others. 



HIGH-BUSH BLUEBERRY. TALL BLUEBERRY. 

 SWAMP BLUEBERRY 



Vac c in hi m corym bbsu m . 



A shrub six to fifteen feet high, forming large, handsome 

 clumps in swamps and moist woods. Ranges from Newfound- 

 land to Virginia, west to Minnesota. Has many varying forms ; 

 produces the last market blueberry. 



Stems. — Shoots and twigs yellowish green, somewhat angular 

 when young. Stems and branches are bronze or copper color or 

 tinged with purple or red or bleached to a gray; gradually the 

 bark cleaves off, giving the stems a mottled look. 



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