Lowbush blueberry

It is but a step from the rough rocks of the island to the dense verger of the shrubbery.

at first one wonders where the soil came from that nourishes herb and shrub in such profusion here among the gray granite grow most of the beauties of any shore sheltered new england pasture here is elder showing white lace-like blooms bayberry and staghorn sumac each striving to overtop the other wild cherry and shadbush and beneath and around these Lowbush, black huckleberries, raspberries, and blackberries, the last two blessing the tangle with fruit.

Among the grasses grow yarrow, St. John's wort, mullein, toadflax, cranesbill, evening primrose, and other herbs, while Virginia creeper and fragrant clematis make many a spot a bower of climbing vines.

not only do all these familiar pasture folk grow here but in many instances they seem to grow with a luxuriance that exceeds that of their favorite shore locations their tangle makes passage difficult except by established paths and the road which circumnavigates the island is cut almost as much through the compacted shrubbery as through the rough rocks along the tops of the cliffs.