THE HEATH TRIBE. 159 



" These are very pretty plants," said her father ; 

 "but they are not to be 

 compared to the foreign 

 heaths, of which we see 

 beautiful specimens in 

 conservatories. There are 

 many other plants in- 

 cluded in the HEATH tribe, 

 which you are perhaps 

 little accustomed to con- 

 sider as relations of our 

 humble ling; for in- 

 stance, the Arbutus, the 

 Rhododendron, the Aza- 

 lea, and the Kalmia, all 

 great favourites of yours, 

 and very many more that 

 remain unknown to you, 

 being confined to the 

 tropics. Some of the 

 families bear succulent 

 berries, which are not un- 

 pleasant to the taste, and ^DEOSS-LEAVED HEATH. 

 are occasionally used as food. The arbutus, so 

 common in our gardens, bears tempting-looking 



