334 FLOWERS OF FIELD, HILL, AND SWAMP 



65. Spotted Wintergreen 



C. maculata resembles the prince's pine, except that the 

 leaves are striped or spotted with white. A better name would 

 be "spotted chimaphila." Both of these plants love the woods 

 and bloom freely, often late in summer. 3 to lo inches iiigh. 



66. Pyxie. Flowering Moss 



Pyxidanthera barbulata (" a small box," and "anther," be- 

 cause the anthers open as if by a lid). — Family, Diapensiaceae. 

 Color, white or pink. Leaves, very small, scale-like, pointed, 

 somewhat hairy. Time, April, May. 



Sepals and stamens, 5. Corolla, 5-lobed. 



This moss-like, dear little plant is one of our earliest flowers. 

 It is found in the sandy pines of New Jersey, south to North Caro- 

 lina, creeping on the ground. Flowers sessile, small, on tiny 

 branches, on which grow the scale-like leaves. Plucked and 

 kept well covered with water, it will retain its freshness many 

 days. It is a great delight to come across the pyxie when yet 

 flowers are few. 



,-^-^^ 67. Four-leaved Loosestrife 



Lysimdchia quadrifolia. — Family, Primrose. Color, deep 

 yellow touched with red. Leaves, mostly in fours, lance- 

 shaped. Time, June. 



The flowering stem presents a regular appearance. Four 

 leaves, rarely 5, or less, grow at. even distances along the 

 stem, and 2 (generally) star-shaped blossoms, small, on long, 

 thread-like stems, spring from the leaf-axils. It is i or 2 feet 

 high. Its symmetry and bright color make it pleasing. 



68. Greek Valerian 



Polemonium reptans. — Family, Polymonium or Phlox. 

 Color, light blue. Leaves, pinnate, the upper often running 



