128 PYROLA ELLIPTICA. WINTERGREEN ; SHIN-LEAF. 



ton was justified in speaking of the leaves as a cure for sores of 

 any kind. We cannot, however, find any reference to the heal- 

 ing virtues of our plant in any medical work at our command, 

 and if it really has such virtues it is probable that the early 

 Pennsylvanians received their knowledge of them from the 

 Indians. 



The Pyrola elliptica is confined to a comparatively small area, 

 extending in the East from the New England States to the Po- 

 tomac, and in the West to the Missouri, but it hardly follows 

 that river to its junction with the Mississippi. 



The specimen from which our drawing was made was gath- 

 ered in Massachusetts. 



Explanation of the Plate — i. Full-sized plant, as seen at the end of June. — 2. Back 

 view of a flower, showing the sharp-pointed calyx-lobes. — 3. Stamen enlarged, showing 

 the pores by which the anthers open at top. — 4. Leaf, showing average proportion of 

 leaf-blade to leaf-stalk. 



