[NatureNS] re names for huckleberry -- was this year's blueberry and huckleberry crop ?

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An odd genus name, but presumably it's Gaylussacia not Gaylussaica in =20=

the other post, relating somehow to the family name of the famous =20
French chemist Joseph Gay-Lussac, born in the 1700s and an author of =20
one of the gas laws.  Apparently some of his descendants live in =20
Ontario -- is that the name connection to the plant, that it was =20
discovered first and named by, or for, one of them?
Steve

On 26-Aug-13, at 12:01 PM, James W. Wolford wrote:

> Gaylussacia baccata and G. dumosa,  huckleberry and bog =20
> huckleberry, respectively, in family Ericaceae or heather/heath =20
> family.  Jim in Wolfville.
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>> From: Dave&Jane Schlosberg <dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca>
>> Date: August 26, 2013 10:26:25 AM ADT
>> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] this year's blueberry and huckleberry crop ?
>> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>>
>> Would someone please give me the Latin name for =93huckleberries=94?  =
=20
>> I am aware of more than one species that have that common name.  =20
>> Thanks.
>> Jane
>>
>> From: Henk Kwindt
>> Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2013 8:56 PM
>> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] this year's blueberry and huckleberry crop ?
>>
>> A few days ago I was looking for huckleberries in Queens county =20
>> and there were hardly any.
>> Here in Cow Bay there are lots of blackberries but it is hard to =20
>> find ripe ones what I blame on the robbins which seem to be =20
>> everywhere this summer, never seen so many here. Of course, the =20
>> robbins go where the berries are, but they used to leave lots for =20
>> me, however not this summer.
>> Henk Kwindt, Cow Bay, NS.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Dusan Soudek
>> To: NatureNS
>> Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2013 5:00 PM
>> Subject: [NatureNS] this year's blueberry and huckleberry crop ?
>>
>>    The wild berry season is upon us, but I am finding very, very =20
>> few ripe fruit. I have recently visited some of my favourite berry =20=

>> spots in or near HRM, but am finding the crop very poor compared =20
>> to last year. Particularly so for huckleberries.  Any observations =20=

>> from wild berry pickers elsewhere in the province?
>>    Dusan Soudek
>>
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-webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">An odd genus name, but =
presumably it's Gaylussacia not Gaylussaica in the other post, relating =
somehow to the family name of the famous French chemist Joseph =
Gay-Lussac, born in the 1700s and an author of one of the gas laws. =
&nbsp;Apparently some of his descendants live in Ontario -- is that the =
name connection to the plant, that it was discovered first and named by, =
or for, one of them?<div>Steve</div><div><br><div><div>On 26-Aug-13, at =
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Gaylussacia baccata and G. dumosa, &nbsp;huckleberry and bog =
huckleberry, respectively, in family Ericaceae or heather/heath family. =
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