June and Early July 



the pyrola droop from their slender stem 

 in a fashion which suggests the lily-of- 

 the-valley. The long, curved pistil which 

 protrudes from each flower easily distin- 

 guishes this plant from the pipsissewa, 

 which can also be recognized by its 

 glossy, evergreen, occasionally white- 

 veined leaves, and by its fragrant waxen 

 flowers with violet-colored anthers. 



Although the pyrola and pipsissewa 

 are sometimes found growing together, 

 the former usually requires a rather moist, 

 rich soil, while the latter flourishes best 

 in sandy places among decaying leaves. 

 The pyrola is the first of the two to blos- 

 som, and its flowers can soon be found in 

 great abundance, while those of the pip- 

 sissewa are hardly in their prime till July. 

 With their disappearance I feel as if 

 the curtain had been rung down upon the 

 host of shy, lovely wood flowers of the 

 early year. The later arrivals, in spite 

 of their usual beauty and vigor, lack the 

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