CLASS X. ORDER I.] PYROLA. 589 



a large fleshy stigma, of five acute radiating lobes, without any ring 

 round them. Capsule globose, depressed at the top round the per- 

 sistent central style, acute, or obtusely five lobed, five celled, five 

 valved, bursting at the angles from the base, with the margins united 

 with white woolly hairs. Seeds very numerous, small, invested with 

 the pale membranous ariltus, tapering at each end. 



Habitat, — Woods in the North of England, Yorkshire, and about 

 Worksop, Nottinghamshire ; but most frequent in Scotland, especially 

 the Western Highlands and Hebrides, and not unfrequent in Ireland. 



Perennial; flowering in July. 



4. P. secun'da, Linn. (Fig. 669.) Serrated Winter-green. Flowers 

 in a one sided raceme ; style straight, much longer than the corolla ; 

 leaves ovate, acute, serrated. 



English Botany, t. 517.— English Flora, vol. ii. p. 257.— Hoolfer, 

 British Flora, vol. i. p. 192. — Lindley, Synopsis, p. 175. 



Root fibrous, with long slender branched scaly underground stems. 

 Stem mostly somewhat trailing at the base, and often branched, 

 waved, slender, spreading, smooth, scattered with scaly bractea, angu- 

 larly striated. Leaves somewhat clustered in the lower part of the 

 stem, ovate, with an acute point, margins finely and sharply serrated, 

 smooth, a dull green, pale beneath, the mid-rib stout, with numerous 

 branched reticulated veins, as prominent on the upper as the under 

 side, the footstalk about an inch long, slightly channeled above. 

 Floivers in a terminal one sided spike, white or greenish, small, each 

 on a slender peduncle, shorter than the ovate lanceolate veiny bractea^ 

 of a pale colour. Calyx of five small ovate obtuse spreading or re- 

 flexed teeth, entire or jagged, rarely downy on the margins. Corolla 

 of five ovate concave petals, veiny. Stamens as long or longer thau 

 the corolla, with incui's ed Jilaments and large two celled yeWow anthers, 

 opening with large terminal pores. Style straight, long, projecting 

 beyond the stamens. Stigmas large, of five radiating lobes, at first 

 furrowed. Capsule globose, depressed at the top around the central 

 persistent style, of five obtuse or somewhat acute lobes, five celled, five 

 valved, bursting from the base at the angles, the margins united with 

 a very tine cottony web. Seeds numerous, very small, invested with 

 an arillus, tapering at each end. 



Habitat. — Alpine woods, Yorkshire, — i?«y. Not unfrequent in 

 Scotland, especially the Highlands ; in a Mountain Glen, near 

 Garvagh, County of Derry, Ireland. — Mr. D. Moore. 



Perennial; flowering in July. 



The above species of Pyrola are pretty elegant little evergreen plants, 

 with odoriferous flowers, they are increased both by cuttings and seeds, 

 but are not very easy of cultivation, except amongst rock work in 

 shady places in a sandy soil. They are possessed of astringent anti- 

 scorbutic properties, but are not applied to any particular use. 



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