Pink to Red Flowers 22$ 



on its reddish stalks. The pretty little blossoms are sur- 

 rounded by a green calyx and surmount the narrow cap- 

 sules, which are usually from an inch to two inches long. 

 The leaves are short-stalked, ovate, blunt at the apex, nar- 

 rowed at the base, and nearly even-margined. 



Epilobium paniculatum, or Panicled Willow-herb, has 

 stems loosely forked in pairs, and the leaves are chiefly 

 alternate, narrow, clustered in the axils, sparingly toothed, 

 pointed and tapering into a slender winged stalk. They 

 are frequently folded along the midrib. The mauve flow- 

 ers are scattered towards the ends of the erect stems. 



Epilobium clavatum, or Few-flowered Willow-herb, is 

 taller than the preceding species, and the leaves are broadly 

 ovate, very blunt at the apex and rounded at the base. The 

 rose-coloured flowers grow nearly erect and the capsules 

 are an inch long. 



Epilobium adenocaulon, or Northern Willow-herb, is 

 much branched and bushy and has lance-shaped, sparingly 

 toothed, leaves, both the stems and leaves frequently being 

 purplish. The somewhat nodding pinkish flowers are nu- 

 merous and grow in the axils of the leaves. 



PIPSISSEWA 



Chimpalphila umbellata. Heath Family 



Stems: extensively trailling, horizontally subterranean. Leaves: 

 spatulate, sharply serrate. Flowers: several, umbellate or subcorym- 

 bose. Fruit: an erect globose capsule. 



The trailing stems of the Pipsissewa, or Prince's Pine, 

 run horizontally under the earth and have tiny roots. The 

 bright shining evergreen leaves are spatulate and very 

 sharply toothed, while the pinkish flowers, which grow in 



