WINTERGREEN FAMILY 87 



ONE-FLOWERED PYROLA. I like to call the 

 One-flowered Pyrola by the name which was 

 given it by Dr. Asa Gray, the greatest of Ameri- 

 can botanists. He named 

 it Moncses, which means 

 " single delight," showing 

 his appreciation of the 

 beauty of this little wood- 

 land fairy that springs 

 up singly or in groups 

 in the cool pine woods 

 of the northern states. 

 The wax-like blossom 

 shows its relationship to 

 the other Pyrolas, from 

 which, however, it is easily 

 distinguished by the sin- 

 gle flower on each stalk. 

 ELLIPTICAL-LEAVED PY- 

 ROLA. The curious name 

 of the Shin-leaf given the 

 Elliptical-leaved Pyrola is 

 due to an old custom by 

 which its leaves were ap- 

 plied for healing bruises 

 on the human body. SHIN-LEAF 



When in flower in midsummer it is a beautiful 

 plant, being found in rich woods from the Rocky 

 Mountains eastward. 



ROUND-LEAVED PYROLA. The False Winter- 

 green or Round-leaved Pyrola bears a general 



