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corolla and ten slanicns, whose tilanicnts arc sli<;hlly curved, 

 by reason of the red-brown anthers bein«; cau^dit in the ten 

 pouches which are i)hued below the limbs, or expanded lobes 

 of {hcc'(>ro//(r. If you llip the outer ed;;e of the Swamj) Laurel 

 gently with your tini;er, nou will see the little stamens si)ring 

 uprii^ht, sending forth a shower of i)ollen from their anthers in 

 the process. The heart of the flower is usuall)' pale green. 

 Its evergreen foliage is dark green abo\e and covered with a 

 white bloom beneath, which latter characteristic gives it the 

 distinguishing title of g/anca. 



The Swamp Laurel, as its common name implies, gnjws in 

 marshy ground. 



RED WINTERGREEN 



Pyrola asarifolia. Heath Family 



Stems : scape six-to-twelve Howered. Leaves : coriaceous, shining ai)Ovc. 

 reniform, wider than long, crenulate. Flowers: racemose, nodding: 

 petals five, obtuse ; calyx five-parted, persistent, the lobes triangular- 

 lanceolate; stamens declined ; style declined and exserted. 



The tall red stalk of this Wintergreen, with its numerous 

 nodding rosy blossoms, is exceedingly attractive, especially as 

 it grows in the deep moist woods, where few flowers flourish 

 owing to the absence of all sunlight. \'ery fragrant also is this 

 quaint plant, to which the name of Wintergreen has been 

 given on account of its evergreen foliage. The long out- 

 curved style, which ])rotrudes far bexond the floral lup, is 

 green, and has a dull red stigma, while the ten stamens are 

 tipped b)' dark, slightly beaked anther-sacs. The cal\x is en- 

 tirely of a deep red hue, and the petals are bright coloured at 

 the outer edges, shading into i)alest i)ink in the c-entre. The 

 leaves grow in a cluster at the base and are thick, tough, and 

 glossy. A few narrow little bracts cling to the Hower-stalks. 



Sheltered from the wind and the sun, half hidden by mosses 

 and tangled undergrowtli, but always preferring a damj) spot 



