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will call it Epigcea repens ; some, the Trailing Arbutus, 

 and Ground Laurel, and others, again, Mayflower, and 

 all are right. We have no patience with the pedantry 

 which would supplant our old-fashioned names, homely 

 though they be, by learned Latinisms or musty Greek ; 

 though in this case the botanical name, signifying creep- 

 ing upon the earth, is peculiarly significant. The plant is 

 low-growing, hardly attaining the dignity of a shrub ; it is 

 covered with rusty hairs, has evergreen leaves, rounded and 

 heart-shaped, alternate : the flowers are rosy red or white. 

 It is found in sandy soils, sometimes in rocky situations, 

 especially in the shade of pines. 



We have never known this plant to succeed well in 

 cultivation, though doubtless it could be easily grown 

 with slight attention; certainly its beauty merits every 

 endeavor. In England it is valued, and found in the 

 catalogues of nurserymen. A fine variety has been ori- 

 ginated, called E. rubicunda, the flowers of which are 

 larger than those of the species, of a rich pink, and the 

 plant is quite hardy. 



The Epigaea is found from Nova Scotia to the Carolinas ; 

 there is but one species, the one above described. 



Almost as early as the Epiga?a, on the sunny hills, 



