i.vl WILD FLOWER FAMILIFS 



In Imd the pure while blossoms of tlie Par- 

 tridge \ ine or Twin-berry you must seek the 

 shade of the pine woods early in Tune, where the 

 brown carpet ot t alien needles is variegated with 



the dark green, oval 



"- I leaves of this plant. 



The (lowers are always 

 borne in pairs, each 

 terminating' a s h o r t 

 branch. Later they 

 give place to the curious 

 H| double fruits which, 

 when red and ripe, 

 give the plant its com- 

 ^1 mon name. The flow- 

 ers are tulmlar, with 

 four flaring petal lobes. 

 On the front of these, 

 as well as inside the 

 tube, are numerous fine 

 white hairs, making a 

 thicket that effectually 

 . prevents any wandering 

 ant from c r a w ling 



down the tube and stealing the nectar, which 

 is thus reserved for the bees that bring about 

 cross-pollination. "This is insured by the fact 

 that in some flowers the stigma projects in the 

 mouth of the corolla and the stamens are low, 

 while in others this condition is reversed. 



