No. i4] Heath ( Ericacece ) . 109 



The little plant is very tough, notwithstanding its deli- 

 cate proportions, often flourishing where few other things 

 could live. 



" 'T is such a wee, fair, dainty thing, 



You 'd think a greenhouse warm 



Would be its proper dwelling-place, 



Kept close from wind and storm. 



" But on the moor it dwelleth free, 

 Like a fearless mountain child, 

 With a rosy cheek, a lightsome look, 

 And a spirit strong and wild." 



Louise Twamly. 



Resembling Fig. 54. — Small Cranberry. V. Oxycdccus, L. 



This species differs from the preceding chiefly in these 

 items : 



Flowers, with the anthers not more than one half as long" 

 as the filaments. 



Leaves, one sixth to one quarter inch in length, egg- 

 shape. Edge, strongly rolled under. Ap2x, pointed. 



Fruit, one quarter to one third inch in length, often white- 

 speckled when young, seldom marketed. 



Found, from Pennsylvania and New England far north- 

 ward. 



" V. oxycdccus, L., is found wild in England, Ireland, 

 Central and Northern Europe, on the wilds of Siberia 



