THE WILD GARDEN. 



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Small pyro\3i(Pyrola chlorantha), 

 Pipsissewa (Chimaphila itmbellatd), 

 May-apple (Podophylluni peltatum), 

 Water-lily (Nymphcca odor at a), 

 Devil's-bit (Chamcclirium luteum), 

 *False Solomon's-seal (Smilacina stellata), 

 Small smilacina (Smilacina bifolid), 

 Three-leaved smilacina (Smilacina trif olid), 

 Starry smilacina (Smilacina stellata), 

 Purple fringed orchis (Platanthera psy- 



codes), 



Arethusa (Arcthnsa bulbosd), 

 Calopogon (Calopogon pitlchellus), 

 Pogonia (Pogonia ophioglossoides), 

 Lady's-tresses (Spirant hes cernuci), 

 Moccasin-flower (Cypripedium acaule), 

 Yellow lady's-slipper (Cypripedium par- 



vifloruiii) , 



Showy orchis (Orchis spectabilis), 

 Coral-root (Corallorhiza miiltiflora), 



*Hairy loosestrife (Lysimachia ciliata), 

 Milk-weed (Asclepias cornuti}, 

 Dog-bane (Apocymtm androscemifoliuni), 



"Liverwort (Hepatica trilobd), 

 Everlasting (Gnaphalium polycephalunf), 

 Sweet colt'sfoot (Nardosmia palmetto), 

 Broad-leaved golden-rod (Solidago lati- 

 folia), 



* Dandelion (Taraxacum dens leonis), 

 Pasture thistle (Cirsium pumilnm}, 

 Sweet scabious (Erigeron anmiuni), 

 Peppermint (Mentha piper ita}, 

 Horned pondweed (Utrictdaria cornntd), 

 Dewberry (Rubus Canadensis), 



*Ground-nut (Aralia trif olid), 

 Yellow bedstraw (Galium veruui}, 

 White violet ( Viola blanda*), 



* Canada violet (Viola Canadensis), 

 *Spurred violet (Viola Sclkirki), 



Yellow violet ( Viola rotundifolia~). 



SHRUBS AND TREES. 



White alder (Clethra alnifolia), 

 Sweet bay (Magnolia glancd), 

 Deerberry ( Vacciniiun stamineiim), 

 White azalea (Azalea viscosa), 

 Smooth azalea (Azalea arborescens), 

 Pi nxter- flower (Azalea nndiflord), 

 Swamp blueberry (Vaccinium corymbo- 



Stini), 

 Dwarf blueberry ( Vaccinium Pennsyha- 



nicimf), 



''Huckleberry (Gaylussacia rcsinosd), 

 Witch-hazel (Hammamclis Virginiand), 

 Flowering raspberry (Rubus odoratus), 

 Wild-rose (Rosa nitida), 

 Wild-rose (Rosa lucida). 



Eglantine (Rosa rubiginosa), 

 Smaller sweetbrier (Rosa micranthd), 

 Fox-grape (Vitis labrusca), 

 Summer-grape ( Vitis ccstivalis), 

 Frost-grape ( Vitis cordifolid), 

 White-thorn (Cratcegits coccined), 

 Wild-cherry (Prunus serotind), 

 * Elder (Sambiicus Canadensis), 

 Honeysuckle (Lonicera grata), 

 Sugar-maple (Acer saccharinuni), 

 Linden (Tilia Americana), 

 Locust (Robinia pseudacacia), 

 Locust (Robinia viscosa), 

 Apple (Pynts mains), 

 Willow (?). 



In this list, numbering a total of eighty-two species, I have 

 included a few blossoms that may be provoked into a mild in- 

 cense; the common thistle, for instance, if we take it as the 

 humblebee does. Of the omitted, the mountain-laurel, or sheep- 

 laurel, and various species of whortleberry, will often yield a per- 

 ceptible odorous response to a vigorous sniff. Doubtless, too, the 

 two unnamed pyrolas are sweet-scented, had I thought to test 



