WINTERGREEN CHECKERBERRY 



Pistil. — Ovary five-celled, five-lobed; stigma obtuse. 



Fruit. — Fleshy ovary surrounding the capsule and 

 forming a berry-like fruit. Depressed globose, slightly 

 five-lobed, bright red, mealy, spicy. 



In the high uplands, as the road climbs the moun- 

 tain, often beds of Wintergreen come down the hillside 

 to the roadway in shining hosts. All the clustered 

 young leaves are yellowish green, slightly darkened; 

 all are delightfully aromatic. A little group of white, 

 waxen flowers, nodding vases, adorns each sturdy 

 stem in the flowering season. Often with it, but not 

 so abundant, are the Pyrolas, and weaving in and out 

 may be the Running-Pine and often the Partridge 

 Berry. 



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