HUCKLEBERRY FAMILY 



Pistil. — Ovary inferior, ten-celled, one ovule in each cell, 

 many of which abort in fruit. 



Fruit. — Berry-like drupe, black, shining, without bloom, 

 sweet, one-fourth of an inch in diameter ; nutlets ten. July, 

 August 



Gaylussacia rcsinosa produces the common huckle- 

 berry of the markets. The fruit is sweet, firm, and 

 shining black in color. There are 

 varieties which vary considerably 

 from the type in respect to fruit ; 

 one has very sweet pear-shaped ber- 

 ries ; another has glaucous leaves, 

 and fruit covered with a glaucous 

 bloom ; a third has large bluish ber- 

 ries ; and a fourth has white berries. 

 A species that so naturally divides 

 into varieties would probably yield 

 very readily to cultivation and pro- 

 duce a variety of superior fruit. The 

 bush is now offered for sale as an ornamental shrub 

 and gardeners report that it is growing in favor. 



Hifhrhush Huckleberry, 

 in flower. 



DWARF HUCKLEBERRY 



Gaylussacia dumbsa. 



A shrub one to two feet high, from a creeping base, found in 

 swamps. Ranges from Newfoundland to Florida and Louisiana. 



Stems. — Recent branches brownish downy, and somewhat 

 viscid with a few glandular hairs. Stems and older branches 

 ashen gray. Winter buds red. 



Leaves. — Sessile, obovate-oblong, or oblanceolate, an inch to 

 ,*n inch and a half long, wedge-shaped at base, entire, ciliate 

 with glandular hairs, obtuse or acute at apex, and ending in a 

 small awl-like point ; when full grown are bright green, thick 



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