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THE CHECKERBERRT. 



Checkerberry grows in old woods and pastures, particularly 

 where Pines and Hemlocks have abounded, always avoiding 

 alluvial or limestone soil. In Winter and early Spring, it 

 appears arrayed in the dark evergreen leaves and bright red 

 berries of the preceding year. In April and May, it puts 

 forth new leaves which are of a livelier green, and tender, 



Fig. XXXVm.— Gaultheria procumbens : 

 2, a flower, natural size ; 3, a fruit ; 4, ver- 

 tical section of the fruit ; 5, a 2-horned 

 anther of a Vaccinium (Blueberry) ; 6, a 

 stamen of Arctostaphylus (Bearberry) ; 7, a 

 2-awnecl stamen of a Vaccinium ; 8, Pyrola 

 seciinda ; 9, a flower, natural size ; 10, a 

 stamen showing the terminal tubes and 

 pores ; 11, cross-section of the 5-celled, 

 many-seeded capsule. 



with their well-known spicy fragrance and taste. In May, 

 June, or July, according to the locality, you will find it in 

 flower, and in October its fruit will again be perfected. 



Analysis. — The Leaf Regioi^-. — With complete speci- 

 mens in hand, the learner will carefully distinguish between 

 root and stem. Is it O or 2|: ? The stem proper, or the 

 main stem, is a prostrate creeper generally concealed. At 



