PYROLAGE^. 225 



Sphagnous swamps. Oneida county, N. Y. June. %. — Leaves 1^—2 inches 

 in diameter, abruptly decurrent on the petiole. Scape 6 — 12 inches high, with 

 2 — 4 bracts. Flowers dull purple, 7 — 12 in a raceme. Intermediate between 

 F. TOtundifolia and P. chlorantha : differing from the former in its smaller, less 

 coriaceous and nearly dull leaves, srnaller purplish-flowers and much shorter 

 calyx ; from the latter in its larger leaves, bracteate scape and acuminate calyx- 

 segments, as well as in the color of the flowers. {Torrey.) I have met with the 

 same plant in the vicinity of Albany, but supposed it to be a variety of P. rotun- 

 difolia. It may still prove to be not distinct. Swamp Wintergreen. 



ff Stamens erect. Style straight. Stigma not annulate. 



5. P. minor Linn. : leaves roundish or oval, coriaceous, repandly crenate, 

 longer than the somewhat dilated petiole ; raceme spiked ; bracts as long as 

 or longer than the pedicels ; lobes of the calyx very short ; style fncluded ; 

 stigma 5-lobed, 



Western N. Y. Pursh. Penn. Muhl. N. to Arct. Amer. June. %.. — Leaves 

 on short petioles, mucronate at the apex. Scape angular. Flbwers in crowded 

 or lax racemes. Corolla globose, white, or very pale rose-color. It is still 

 doubtful whether this plant is a native of the northern states. P. minor of 

 Pursh and Muhlenberg, may be our P. cMoraniha ; from which, however, the 

 true Linnaean plant is quite distinct. Small Wintergreen. 



6. P. secunda Linn. : leaves ovate, acute, membranaceous, serrate, longer 

 than the narrow petiole ; raceme many-flowered, secund ; segments of the 

 calyx rounded ; petals oblong ; style exserted ; stigma depressed, 5-lobed. 



Sandy woods. Can. to Virg. July. %. — Sterna decumbent, 2 — 3 inches long. 

 Leaves about an inch long. Peduncle scape-like, 3 — 6 inches high. Flowers 

 greenish-white, in a one-sided raceme which is 1 — 2 inches long. 



One-sided Wintergreen. 



** Flowers solitary, ii^ corymbs or umbels. Sutures of the capsules not 



woolly. 



7. P. unijlora Linn. : leaves orbicular, serrate ; scape 1-flowered; style 

 straight ; stigma 5-rayed. Moneses grandijlora D. C. 



Can. N. H. Mass. N. Y. ; rare. July. %. — A small and very delicate spe- 

 cies. Flower terminal, large, white, fragrant, nodding. 



One-flowered Wintergreen. 



8. P, umbellata Linn. : leaves cuneate-lanceolate, serrate, in fours or 

 sixes ; peduncle pubescent, corymbed ; bracts Unear-subulate ; appendages 

 of the filaments ciliate ; style immersed in the ovary. Chimaphila umbel- 

 lata Nutt. 



Woods. Can. to Virg. July. Q\.. — Root woody and creeping. Stem ascend- 

 ing, somewhat woody. Leaves evergreen, smooth and coriaceous, lower surface 

 somewhat paler. Peduncle solitary, 4—6 inches long. Flowers large, greenish- 

 white tinged with purple, in a terminal corymb or imperfect umbel, on nodding 

 pedicels. It is known by the Indians by the name of Pipsissawa or Sipsissawa. 

 Medicinal. See Big. Med. Bot. ii. 15. Prince's Pine. 



9. P. maculata Linn. : leaves lanceolate, acuminate, incisely serrate, 

 discolored, opposite or in threes ; peduncles pubescent, corymbed ; bracts 

 linear ; appendages of the filaments woolly ; style very short. Chimaphila 

 maculata Pursh. 



Sandy woods. Can. to Car. July. '24-. — This sjjecies may be distinguished 

 by its variegated leaves. Stem 3 — 4 inches high. Peduncles 1 — 2, puberulent, 

 3-— 5 inches long. Flowers large, reddish-white, nodding, fragrant, 2 or 3 in a 

 corymb or umbel. Spotted Wintergreen. 



