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saskatoon bush

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a species of serviceberry (def. 1), Amelanchier alnifolia, common in the West and prized for its succulent berries.

See: saskatoon(def. 2),saskatoon berry(def. 2),serviceberry(def. 1)

Quotations

1880

There is here a great profusion of saskatum, or service-berry bushes, and the bears, being exceedingly fond of these berries, come out upon the high sloping banks to enjoy them.

1895

Daukhan said that the bears were very plentiful, and that he thought it would be a good hunting year, as the saskatoon bushes would bear a large crop of berries.

1959

While Skipper munched the sweet green grass growing by the chokecherry and saskatoon bushes. . . .