70 FAMILIAR FLOWERS OF FIELD AND GARDEN. 



Pipsissewa. ^'^^^ pipsissewa is a sweet-scented lit- 



Chimajjhiia tie woodlaud flower, which is common 



it plentiful in the famous " Pine '' district of New 

 Jersey, in Saddle River Valley in the same State, and 



in the pine woods 

 of New Hamp- 

 shire. The flow- 

 ers are waxy and 

 flesh - colored, and 

 the leaves are 

 shiny olive-green ; 

 they keep their 

 color even in win- 

 ter. It flowers in 

 June and July. 

 There is a variety, 

 common in the 

 White Mountains, 

 with white-spotted 

 leaves toothed on 

 the edge like a saw. 

 This is named C. 

 maculata. It is interesting to examine the blossoms 

 urider a magnifying glass, where the beauty of the 

 frosty pink flower with its purple anthers will prove 

 quite a revelation. 



Pipsissewa. 



