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This Lily-of-the-Valley-like plant is found in the dry 

 woods among the moss, and always in the shade. On a tall, 

 slender, single-bracted stalk grow numerous little nodding 

 greenish-white bells, five-lobed, with yellow-brown stamens 

 and a long, protruding, green style that is curved upwards 

 at the apex and tipped by a large five-parted stigma. The 

 leaves, round and small, grow in a cluster at the base of the 

 plant, which springs from running roots. It has a slight 

 sweet odour, and, in common with all the Pyrolas, is an 

 evergreen. 



Pyrola secunda, or One-sided Wintergreen, has erect 

 stems when young, but as the days pass and the little buds 

 open, the weight of the secund raceme bends it over until it 

 droops gracefully downwards. The flowers, which all 

 grow on one side of the stem, are greenish-white in hue, and 

 the long style protrudes far beyond the petals. The leaves 

 grow at the base of the plant and are oval, their margins 

 being serrated ; they extend a short way up the stem, which 

 is frequently bracted above. 



Pyrola minor, or Small Wintergreen, is a smaller, more 

 delicate species found principally near running water, and 

 which has whiter bells than either of the two preceding 

 forms. It may always be distinguished from other Pyrolas, 

 even in bud, by the fact that it has a short style, which does 

 not protrude beyond the petals of the globular blossoms. A 

 slight fragrant scent emanates from its w r axen bells. The 

 leaves are oval with small rounded teeth and the flowers are 

 nodding. 



STRIPED ALLOTROPA 

 Allotropa virgata. Heath Family 



Stems: several from a deep-seated perennial rootstock. Leaves: 

 none, bracts scaly. Flowers: corolla none, calyx of five rounded sepals, 



