Trees, Shrubs and Vines 
it ought to become widely popular, especially as its 
bloom is among the earliest. 
One would not naturally think of selecting the swamp 
blueberry, Vaccinium corymbosum, for ornament; and 
he will usually be surprised at the attractive appearance 
it can be made to present, when properly trained, in its 
abundant array of greenish-white heath-like blossoms, in 
early spring. The time of year is half the secret of it. 
Although rather coarse-natured as a whole, the hungry 
eye is almost as delighted at seeing it as if it were some 
rare exotic. It is too shrewd to display its limited 
charms in June. It is quite a large and conspicuous 
object in the ‘‘ Ramble,’’ and several of its fellow-vac- 
cinia are distributed in the Park. 
One of the choicest evergreen shrubs is the English 
holly ; and a handsomer effect in vegetation is rarely 
seen, when its dark, thick, glossy foliage is illuminated 
with an abundance of bright red berries; in leaf and 
fruit it is distinctly finer than our native species. A 
bewildering number of varieties, many of them with 
curious effects of mottled foliage, is catalogued, but it 
is unnecessary here to describe their slight differences. 
The Japanese species, //ex /atifolius, is considered by one 
Japanese traveller to be the finest evergreen of its sort in 
that country, its leaves not less than six inches long, 
more glossy, if possible, than in the English holly, and 
the berries more brilliant ; unfortunately it is not hardy 
enough for the Northern States. J. crenata, said to be 
the most popular holly in Japan, has leaves only about 
one inch long, finely serrate, and black fruit. Our 
own holly, Z opfaca, ignobly brings up the rear, 
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