PEAT-LOVING SHRUBS 



ornamental of this family and grows to a height of three 

 feet. It bears white flowers, followed by purplish-red 

 berries. Some fifty years ago Pernettyas were taken in 

 hand by an Irish nurseryman, and by crossing P. 

 mucronata with P. augustijolia he laid the foundation of a 

 remarkably decorative strain of hybrids. Now plants 

 may be obtained bearing berries of many colours, ranging 

 from white to crimson through pale pink, rose and 

 scarlet. The hybrids fruit so abundantly that their 

 branches are arched with the weight of the berries, which 

 vary in size in different forms. These new Pernettyas 

 should be planted freely as they create a most attractive 

 autumnal effect. 



Vaccinium. — Of this race, to which our common 

 Whortleberry belongs, the North American V. corym- 

 bosum is one of the best. It attains a height of from six 

 to ten feet, and bears a profusion of pinkish-white 

 flowers, followed later by purple-black fruit, with a 

 grape-like bloom. Other interesting species are V. 

 canadense, V. nitidum, V. ovatum, with reddish berries, and 

 V. pennsylvanicum. Some have pretty autumnal tints. 



