124 GLIMPSES OF NATURE. 



currant was extensively cultivated. Man introduced 

 the plant, but mark the greater influence of the colour 

 of its fruits and the work of the birds. Now, the 

 American currant is found universally throughout the 

 South of France. It has spread also into Switzerland, 

 and has reached the Tyrol. 



You can, therefore, prophesy with considerable 

 safety regarding plants and their chances of distribu- 

 tion, when you see these fruits and learn the story of 

 their distribution. Holly-berries have social associa- 

 tions dear to the hearts of us all. They possess, 

 however, in their redness and in their attraction for 

 bird-visitors, a romance that is all their own. 



