. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . Vaccinium canadense Ka]m. Canada Blue- berry. Fig. 3266. V. canadense Kalm ; Richards. Frank. Journ. 736. 1823. A low pubescent branching shrub, 6'-2° high. !,eaves oblong, oblong-lanceolate or narrowly elliptic, imbescent, at least beneath, entire, acute at the apex, narrowed at the base, I'-i*' long, 4"-8" wide; flowers few in the clusters, which are sometimes n
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . Vaccinium canadense Ka]m. Canada Blue- berry. Fig. 3266. V. canadense Kalm ; Richards. Frank. Journ. 736. 1823. A low pubescent branching shrub, 6'-2° high. !,eaves oblong, oblong-lanceolate or narrowly elliptic, imbescent, at least beneath, entire, acute at the apex, narrowed at the base, I'-i*' long, 4"-8" wide; flowers few in the clusters, which are sometimes numerous on naked branches, appearing with the leaves; pedi- cels usually shorter than the flowers; corolla oblong- campanulate, greenish-white, 2"-3" long and I2" thick; berry blue or bluish-black, with a bloom (rarely white), sweet, 2i"-3" in diameter. In moist places, Labrador to Manitoba, south in the Illinois and Michigan.' May-June. Fruit ripe July-Aug. 9. Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. Dwarf, Sugar, Early or Low-bush Blueberry. Fig. 3267. 'â ^^- vanicum Lam. r68. Encycl. i: 74. 1783. Not Man. 26: pennsylvanicu .. ,848. \m angustifolium A. Gray, raccinium 1-89. anguslifoUum \ Ait. Hort. Kew. 2: 11. r. Dobbini â Burnhara, An 1. Hot. 12: 8. 1907. A low branching shrub, 6-2° high, similar to the preceding species, but with green warty branches and usually nearly or quite glabrous throughout. Leaves oblong-elliptic or oblong- lanceolate, green and glabrous on both sides or slightly pubescent on the veins beneath, sharply serrulate, acute at both ends, g"-\%" long, i"-6'' wide; flowers few in the clusters, longer than the very short pedicels; corolla oblong-campanulate, slightly constricted at the throat, 2"-3i" long, about I*" thick, white or pinkish; berry blue or nearly black, with a bloom, sometimes white, or reddish, very sweet, i"-s" in diameter. sandy soil. Newfoundland to Saskatchewa â ry. May-Ju
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