. North American trees : being descriptions and illustrations of the trees growing independently of cultivation in North America, north of Mexico and the West Indies . Trees. 766 Tree Huckleberry minutely tipped, more or less wedge-shaped at the base, slightly revolute and glandular on the margin; they are reddish and hairy when unfolding, becoming deep green and shining with some hairs along the venation above, paler, glaucous and smooth except along the principal veins beneath; the leaf-stalk is short and broad; in the southern part of its range the leaves persist until the new ones are full
. North American trees : being descriptions and illustrations of the trees growing independently of cultivation in North America, north of Mexico and the West Indies . Trees. 766 Tree Huckleberry minutely tipped, more or less wedge-shaped at the base, slightly revolute and glandular on the margin; they are reddish and hairy when unfolding, becoming deep green and shining with some hairs along the venation above, paler, glaucous and smooth except along the principal veins beneath; the leaf-stalk is short and broad; in the southern part of its range the leaves persist until the new ones are fully unfolded. The flowers appear from March to May, according to latitude, in spreading, bracted racemes or panicles 5 to 8 cm. long, on slender, drooping pedi- cels 8 to 12 mm. long; the corolla is bell-shaped, white or pinkish, the s lobes sharp-pointed and reflexed, one half to one third the length of the tube; stamens. Fig. 699. — Tree Huckleberry. 10, their filaments distinct and shorter than the anthers, which are 2-awned on the back; ovary inferior, 5-celled; style exserted. The fruits are subglobose berries,often remaining upon the branches until the following spring, 5 to 6 mm. in diameter, black and shining, the flesh dryish and astringent; seeds many. The wood is hard, very compact, light reddish brown, and satiny; its specific gravity is about It is used like other very hard woods, for tool-handles and other turned ware. The genus, of which this species is the type, is a small one, consisting of 4 known species, all North American. The name is Greek, signi- fying Blackberry Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934; Shafer, John Adolph. New York : H. Holt and Co.
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