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hard nutlets to each flower ; but often some of 

 the ovules do not develop. The fruit is edible 

 but rather tasteless. The pulp is white and 

 mealy. The berries remain on the vines for a 

 long time, and it is quite common to find flowers, 

 fruit, and even tiny green fruits at the same 

 time. 



Leaves. The round-ovate or heart-shaped, 

 shiny leaves vary from light to dark green. 

 Some have prominent white veinings. They 

 grow in pairs on short stems and are evergreen. 



Flowers. The flowers grow in pairs and are 

 united by their ovaries. They are very dainty 

 with their white linings of soft fine hairs at the 

 throat and an outside coloring of pink. They 

 also have a delicate fragrance. 



This vine and its near relative, the Quaker 

 Ladies, are our northern representatives of the 

 family which includes such tropical plants as 

 coffee and cinchona, the latter yielding quinine. 

 Mitchella repens, besides belonging to our range, 

 grows in the forests of Mexico and Japan. It 

 frequents dry woods, especially pine forests, and 

 trails its vines in masses around the foot of trees, 

 the base of rocks, and over many a pine needle 

 carpeted space. The contrast of the green vine 



