150 ARISTOCRATS OF THE GARDEN 



urn-shaped, and borne several together at the end 

 of the lateral shoots; the fruit is globose and wine- 

 red. Like many other members of the Heath family, 

 the Bearberry is not only native of this country, 

 but is spread over the colder regions of the North- 

 ern Hemisphere. This prostrate evergreen can be 

 used to good effect in many ways, but I never saw 

 it more appropriately employed than in a private 

 cemetery on Long Island, N. Y., where, in an open- 

 ing in a thin wood, it carpets a basin or bowl round 

 which nestle flat graves in clearings of the native 

 vegetation. 



. The Creeping Snowberry (Chiogenes serpyllifolia), 

 with thread-like stems and white fruits, is pretty on 

 rocks and tree stumps in shady places. So, too, is the 

 well-known Partridgeberry (Mitchella repens), with a 

 similar habit and scarlet fruits, though belonging to a 

 widely different family. 



Twice previously in these pages reference has been 

 made to the Heather (Calluna vulgaris) and certain 

 Heaths (Erica spp.), but I may again emphasize the 

 fact that these charming plants are perfectly hardy 

 provided they be grown in the open where they may 

 enjoy the full sun and wind. 



For climbing plants with evergreen foliage we are 

 badly off. The Ivy (Hedera Helix), so celebrated in 



