Ericaceae 2 1 1 



Stems extensively creeping, send- 

 Chimaphila . ' 



ing up both stenle and flowering 



(L.) Nutt. branches 3-12 inches high. 

 Pipsissewa, Leaves numerous, crowded near 

 Prince's ^ summ jt o f the stem, spatu- 



late or cuneate-oblanceolate, 

 obtuse or acutish at the apex, sharply ser- 

 rate, bright green and shining, 1-2 1 inches 

 long, J i inch wide above the middle. 

 Flowers several in an umbellate head, waxy 

 white or pink, the form of the region being 

 usually bright, rosy pink, \ an inch or more 

 broad, petals spreading with the rosy pink 

 anthers opposite them in pairs; capsule 

 about J of an inch broad surmounted by 

 the short style. 



Locally abundant throughout the region; 

 flowering during July. 



ERICACEAE 

 Heath Family 



In our species, shrubs with simple leaves 

 and perfect flowers; calyx free from the 



