
HEATH FAMILY. Ericaceae. 
Oak, etc., form the extensive brush thickets known as 
chaparral, so characteristic of the western mountain 
scenery. The Greek name means ‘“‘bear-berry,” as bears 
are fond of the berries, and Manzanita is from the Spanish 
for “‘little apple,” as the fruits often resemble tiny apples. 
They are dry but pleasantly acid and are popular with 
Indians, bears, and chipmunks, and jelly can be made from 
them. The largest Manzanita tree known is one in Napa 
County, California, thirty-five feet high and as large across. 
‘ A decorative shrub, from four to six 
Green Manzanita : : : 
Arctosté pieylos feet high, with spreading branches. The 
paétula leaves are from one to two inches long, 
Pink ; smooth, pale green, and leathery and the 
_ Winter, spring = fowers are waxy, a quarter of an inch or 
California : ; 
more long, crowded in pretty, roundish 
clusters, of various shades of pink. The very smooth 
trunk and branches are picturesquely gnarled and twisted 
and, in fine contrast to the pale foliage, are rich mahogany- 
color, with here and there openings in the outer bark, 
showing the gray, under layer, as if the branches had been 
dipped in hot chocolate, which had melted off in some 
places. The berry is about a quarter of an inch across, 
smooth and fleshy. This forms most of the chaparral on 
the slopes around the Yosemite Valley, ranging from over 
four thousand to nine thousand feet in altitude, and is 
widely distributed in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. 
A handsome shrub, three or four feet 
Manzanita . P ; 
Arctostéphylos ‘high, with rich-green leaves, very glossy 
bicolor on the upper side and covered with close 
Pink white down on the under. The waxy 
in flowers are a lovely shade of pink and the 
California 
pretty fruit is about the size of a pea, likea 
tiny greenish-yellow apple, with a brownish-red cheek. 
This grows in the South near the coast. 
An attractive little shrub, with many 
Kinnikinic. Red trailing branches, creeping over the 
Bearberry : E 
Avikeaipbsios ground and often covering the rocks with 
Uva-Ursi a beautiful mat of evergreen foliage. The 
White leaves are small, toothless, shining and 
Spring, summer jeathery and the little white or pinkish, 
bahzgssteers bell-shaped flowers hang in pretty little 
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