BEARBERRY 



Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Linnaeus) Sprengel 



FRUIT OF PLATE III 



When August comes, the green fruits of the bearberry, or kinni- 

 kinnick, begin to appear, and soon turn a bright red. Then the plant 

 assumes a more interesting appearance, and if a sufficient amount of 

 moisture is available the berries are numerous and well developed. 

 Grouse and other birds are glad to add these berries to their scanty 

 winter menu, even though they taste to us dry and insipid. 



Bearberry,which belongs to the Heath Family, may be found from 

 New Jersey to New Mexico and California, and northward to Labra- 

 dor and Alaska. 



The specimen sketched was collected near Banff, Alberta, Canada, 

 at an altitude of 4,500 feet. 



PLATE 112. 



