130 OTHER AMERICAN PLANTS. 



America, of the White Mountains, and some parts 

 of Europe. It is very ornamental, and will thrive 

 in cool, moist soil. The flowers are bluish-purple, 

 nodding, and charmingly pretty. The proper name 

 of the plant is Phyllodoce taxifolia. There is also 

 another species, P. or itf. empetriformis,yn&i pale 

 red flowers. 



See figures in Lodd. Cab. t. 164, and Bot. Mag. 

 t. 3176. 



The species of Dabmcia, pretty heath-like plants 

 with showy flowers, but not hai'dy with us, are some- 

 times called Menzietia. 



The Calluna. 



This plant, the " Heather " of Europe, is hardy 

 enough to endure our winters. Blooming in July, 

 when flowers are not plenty, it forms a most attrac- 

 tive border to a clump of evergreens. The plant is 

 low-growing, with heath-like foliage, and when in 

 bloom is a mass of flower. The species C. vulgaris 

 is a native of Europe, but has been found growing 

 wild near Boston, the locality being such as to leave 

 little doubt as to its being indigenous. The flowers 

 are rose-colored ; but there are garden varieties of 

 every shade from red to white, one with double flow- 

 ers and one with golden foliage. All these are 

 easily grown along the borders of Rhododendron- 

 beds, and with a slight covering of pine-needles in 

 winter escape entirely uninjured. 



They can be imported for about three dollars a 

 dozen. 



Figured in Eng. Bot. 15, t. 1013 ; and in Bax. 

 Brit. Bot. 1, t. 76. 



