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WILD FLOWERS AND FRUITS 



sometimes adherent at tip to corolla; leaves 

 generally in 3's, pale, somewhat lance-shaped, 

 blunt pointed. Hillsides. Spring, early summer. 



Fig. 62. 





Joe Pye weed {Eupatorium purpnreum). 



III. LEAVES NOT OPPOSITE OR WHORLED. 



14. Leaves otherwise than opposite or whorled, plant trailing, 

 creeping or spreading. 



Trailing Arbutus {Epigaea repens). Heath family. 

 Stem hairy; flowers clustered in axils, very fra- 

 grant; leaves egg-shaped to oblong, on slender 

 stalks. Sandy and rocky places, particularly 

 under pine trees. Early spring. 



