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689. Partridge-berry. Mitchella repens. (Rubiaccac.) Pros- 

 trate, partly woody, with opposite, stalked evergreen leaves, 

 that are roundish and 34-^ i^- long. Flowers in pairs, the 

 pair relatively short stalked, erect. Corolla, white or pinkish, 

 tubular, its summit split into 4 rather pointed lobes. Fruit 

 red, winter persisting, edible, about ^ in. in diameter. In 

 woods. Nova Scotia to Florida, and westward. May. Fig. 



689. For plants of the same family see Nos. 693, 694, 733- 



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690. Twin-flower. Linnaea amcricana. (Linnaca horcalis.) 

 (Caprifoliaceae.) A somewhat woody, slightly hairy, pros- 

 trate plant, with roundish, evergreen stalked leaves, 34-K 

 in. long. Flowers in pairs, nodding, at the summit of a stalk 

 five times the length of the flower. Corolla pink or purplish, 

 tubular, its summit split into 5 rounded lobes. In woods, 

 especially in the uplands. Newfoundland to New Jersey and 

 Maryland, and westward. July. Fig. 690. 



691. Scarlet Pimpernel. Anagallis arvcnsis. {Prhnulaccae.) 

 A prostrate European weed of waste places, but often appear- 

 ing native on moist banks. Leaves opposite, stalkless, almost 

 stem-clasping, oval, Yi-Y^ in. long. Flowers usually 2 from 

 each leaf pair, scarlet or blue. Corolla united, but without a 

 tube, its lobes broad and spreading. Fruit a round, many- 

 seeded capsule. Almost throughout North America. May- 

 August. Fig. 691. See also No. 466. 



