WHITE 



spring and an old man, in allusion to the hoariness of certain 

 species which flower in the spring. The fleabanes were so named 

 from the belief that when burned they were objectionable to in- 

 sects. They were formerly hung in country cottages for the 

 purpose of excluding such unpleasant intruders. 



WINTERGREEN. CHECKERBERRY. MOUNTAIN TEA. 



[PI. XXVIII 

 Gaultheria procumbens. Heath Family. 



Stem. Three,to six inches high ; slender ; leafy at the summit. Leaves. 

 Oval; shining; evergreen. Flowers. White, growing from the axils of 

 the leaves. Calyx. Five-lobed. Corolla. Urn-shaped; with five small 

 teeth. Stamens. Ten. Pistil. One. Fruit. A globular red berry. 



He who seeks the cool shade of the evergreens on a hot July 

 day is likely to discover the nodding wax-like flowers of this 

 little plant. They are delicate and pretty, with a background 

 of shining leaves. These leaves when young have a pleasant 

 aromatic flavor similar to that of the sweet birch; they are 

 sometimes used as a substitute for tea. The bright red berries 

 are also edible and savory, and are much appreciated by the 

 hungry birds and deer during the winter. If not thus consumed 

 they remain upon the plant until the following spring, when they 

 either drop or rot upon the stem, thus allowing the seeds to 

 escape. 



INDIAN PIPE. CORPSE-PLANT. GHOST-FLOWER. 



Monotropa uniflora. Heath Family. 



A low fleshy herb from three to eight inches high ; without green foli- 

 age ; of a wax -like appearance ; with colorless bracts in the place of leaves. 

 Flower. White or pinkish; single; terminal; nodding. Calyx. Of two 

 to four bract-like scales. Corolla. Of four or five wedge-shaped petals. 

 Stamens. Eight or ten; with yellow anthers. Pistil. One, with a disk* 

 like, four or five-rayed stigma. 



" In shining groups, each stem a pearly ray, 



Weird flecks of light within the shadowed wood, 

 They dwell aloof, a spotless sisterhood. 

 No Angelus, except the wild bird's lay, 



