PLANTS OF NORTH ELBA HI 



Campanula aparinoides Pursh 



Marsh bellflower 



Wet or swampy ground. Occasional. Averyville swamp and along 

 Ray brook. August. Its flowers vary from white to pale blue. 



Campanula rapunculoides L. 



Rampion-like bellflower 



Introduced and still persisting about the site of a former dwelling near 

 the upper iron bridge. August. 



ERICACEAE 

 Vaccinium Canadense Rich. 



Canadian blueberry 



Thin woods, clearings and pastures, in wet or dry soil. June. This is 

 the prevailing blueberry of North Elba. It may be known by its downy 

 or pubescent leaves and twigs. It fruits abundantly and formerly people 

 came long distances to pick the berries. 



Vaccinium Pennsylvanicum Larn. 



Dwarf blueberry 



Habitat similar to the last with which it is often associated, but it 



ascends to higher altitudes. The fruit of the two species is equally 



esteemed. 



V. Pennsylvanicum angustifolium Gray 



Narrow leaved dwarf blueberry 



Summit of Mt Mclntyre and Mt Wright. Jttne. This variety is but a 

 few inches high and has narrow leaves. Its small size is evidently due to 

 its peculiar and unfavorable place of growth. 



Vaccinium uliginosum L. 



Bog bilberry 



Indian pass and open summit of Mt Mclntyre and Mt Wright. June. 

 The fruit is black when ripe and has an agreeable acid flavor. 



The swamp blueberry or high bush blueberry, V. corymbosum L., was 

 not seen within the limits of the town, though it delights in cool elevated 

 regions. 



