This section is from the book "How To Know The Wild Flowers", by Frances Theodora (William Starr Dana). Also available from Amazon: How To Know The Wild Flowers.
A trailing shrub. Leaves. - Thick and evergreen, smooth, somewhat wedge-shaped. Flowers. - Whitish, clustered. Calyx. - Small. Corolla. - Urn-shaped, five-toothed. Stamens. - Ten. Pistil. - One. Fruit. - Red, berry-like.
This plant blossoms in May, and is found on rocky hillsides. Its name refers to the relish with which bears are supposed to devour its fruit.
 
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