WINTERGREEN FAMILY 



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One-flowered Pyrola. I like to call the 

 One-flowered Pyrola by the name which was 

 given it by Dr. Asa Gray, the greatest of Ameri- 

 can botanists. He named 

 it Moneses, which means 

 " single delight," showing 

 his appreciation of the 

 beauty of this little wood- 

 land fairy that springs 

 up singly or in groups 

 in the cool pine woods 

 of the northern states. 

 The wax-like blossom 

 shows its relationship to 

 the other Pyrolas, from 



which, however, it is easily 

 distinguished by the sin- 

 gle flower on each stalk. 

 Elliptical-leaved Py- 

 rola. The curious name 

 of the Shin-leaf given the 

 Elliptical-leaved Pyrola is 

 due to an old custom by 



which its leaves were ap- 

 plied for healing bruises 

 on the h u m a n body. 

 When in flower in midsummer it is a beautiful 

 plant, being found in rich woods from the Rocky 

 Mountains* eastward. 



Round-leaved Pyrola. The False Winter- 

 green or Round-leaved Pyrola bears a general 



SHIN-LEAF 



