PINK WILD FLOWERS 



ranges commonly from Quebec to Georgia, and west 

 to Ontario, Illinois, and Louisiana. It is dedicated 

 to John Gerarde, the famous herbalist. 



TWIN-FLOWER. GROUND VINE 



Linnaea borealis. Honeysuckle Family. 



A very dainty and delicate little trailing vine, that 

 was an especial favourite of Linnaeus, and which 

 was dedicated to him with his sanction. The slender, 

 slightly hairy, and reddish stalk grows from six inches 

 to two feet long. The small, oval, evergreen leaves 

 are rather thick, and their surface is rough and finely 

 creased with numerous veinings. They are indistinctly 

 toothed, and are set alternately along the stalk on 

 short stems. The pretty, small, five-lobed, long, bell- 

 shaped flowers are about half an inch in length and 

 grow in pairs. They blossom at the same time and 

 hang downward, nodding gracefully from the thread- 

 like tips of a fine, upright stem, which rises several 

 inches and forks near the top to accommodate them. 

 They are strongly tinted with purple, becoming 

 white or pinkish at the tips and base. The hairy 

 green calyx has five long, narrow points. There 

 are four stamens, two of which are shorter, and are 

 inserted toward the base of the Covella tube. Occa- 

 sionally this charming little vine may be found 

 flowering again late in the fall. The exquisite 

 fragrance of the flowers completes the charming 

 qualities with which this darling of the cool, 

 mossy woods and bogs is endowed. It is found 



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