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intervals it sends up branches 2' or 3' high, which the learner 

 at first sight might take for distinct, independent stems. 

 The leaves define their venation, form of outline, quali- 

 ties of surface, texture, taste, &c. 



THE FLOWER REGION. The Flowers present us with a 

 new pattern. The white wax-like corolla is a short tube, 

 5-toothed and slightly contracted at the mouth a form 

 called urceolate (urn-shaped). Note the position, attitude, 

 and length of the flowers and their peduncles. Compare the 

 calyx with the corolla ; note their difference in life, form, 

 size, and fail not to observe the 2 bractlets subtending all. 

 Note the number of the stamens, and the form of the anther. 

 Each of its 2 cells bears an awn at its tip, and a terminal 

 pore for the discharge of its pollen. 



The ovary is it superior ? How many cells has it ? How 

 many ovules in each cell ? How many styles ? The micro- 

 scope will reveal all this. 



The JFruit. If the pupil has been fortunate in securing 

 fruit, relic of the former year, new surprises await him in its 

 analysis. As a whole it is globular. At the top appears a 

 little globe within a globe, surrounded by 5 large teeth. Now 

 with a sharp blade divide the fruit perpendicularly and study 

 the section. There is a 5-celled capsule enveloped in (but 

 free from) the enlarged fleshy calyx which contains the pulpy 

 portion of the berry. 



The Name. This plant was first noticed in Canada by 

 Dr. Gaulthier of Quebec. In his honor it received the generic 

 name Gaultheria, conferred by Prof. Kalm, of Sweden. Its 

 specific name, G. procumbens, alludes to its habit of growth. 

 Another species, G. Shatton, a bush with similar fruit, but 

 black, and the delight of the bears, grows in Oregon. 



Scientific Terms. Urceolate corolla. 



