THE AMERICAN BOTANIST 14.". 



name in allusion to the fact that the ovaries of two blossoms 

 coalesce into one berry. It is to be regretted that so few 

 people know the pink and white fragrant flowers which speckle 

 the ground in midsummer. They wither very soon if picked; 

 even in their wild home the shortness of their life is surprising. 

 Late in June the corolla opens for a few days, early in July 

 the green berries are in evidence, but not until October do we 

 find ripe berries. Occasionally an unusually large berry ap- 

 pears, formed by four flowers, and sometimes tiny green leaves 

 grow out of the berry. — Nell McMurray, Clearfield, Pa. 

 [Another name for Mitchclla is eye-berry in allusion to the 

 eye-like remains of the calyx on the apex of the fruit. This, 

 however, is not characteristic merely of the partridge berry 

 but is found in many other species of the Rubiaceae and Capri- 

 foliaceae. — Ed.] 



