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of the perianth — or the petal-hke part — with four 

 lobes, four stamens and one pistil, the stigma 

 of the latter being two-lobed. After the flowers 

 have passed the pretty pale red berries ripen. 

 The plant grows abundantly in sparse woods — 

 especially pine woods — and is found in the north 

 from Newfoundland to the Northwest Territory, 

 extending southward to North Carolina and South 

 Dakota. This flower is sometimes called the 

 Two-leaved Solomon's Seal and occasionally the 

 Canada Mayflower. ^ 



FLOWERS OF TWISTED-STALK 



Twisted-stalk. The Twisted-stalk or Strep- 

 topus is one of the most interesting of the early 

 summer wild flowers. There are two species of 

 these plants, one with leaves that completely clasp 

 the main stem at their base, which is called the 

 Clasping-leaved Twisted-stalk, and the other 

 with leaves which are simply sessile, which is 

 called the Sessile-leaved Twisted-stalk. The 

 flowers of the former are greenish white while 



