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writers. Its scent is so poweiful espe- 

 cially at night that it may be discover- 

 ed at a consideraljle distance. The 

 Laplanders use a decoction of its 

 flowers as a remedy in rheuniatic 

 complaints. 



From further research in this same 

 marshy place we get a small green plant 

 with creeping roots. What can this be? 

 We again have recourse to Spotton. 

 We analyze our tlower. At first we 

 think it has four showy white ovate 

 petals, but on examination it has a 

 crowded head of very small greenish 

 white flowers, having four petals, four 

 staniens on the ovary, one style. We 

 turn to the key and find it in the first 

 division, Polypetalus Exogens, Corolla 

 regular, Cornacea- might Ije the order. 

 We turn to the order Cornacea', and it 

 says shrubs or trees. Ours is neitiier 

 a shrub nor a tree, but on reading fur- 

 ther we find this description, " C7o?'rm.s 

 Canadensis (Bunch Berry), stems sim- 

 ple, four to six inches high, stems 

 springing from creeping slender sub- 

 terranean shoots, which are slightly 

 woody, bearing four or six ovate or oval 

 leaves as if in a whorl below the stalked 

 flower head, petal-like leaves of the in- 

 volucre ovate and white." That then 

 is our plant, the Corniis Cnyiadensis. 

 We feel ([uite well repaid for so much 

 searching, having found the name of 

 our plant, also that it is the only Cana- 

 dian genus in the order. 



But let us look and see if there are 

 not some more plants while we urc 

 here in this mossy bog. Here we find 

 the Afi/osofis palustris (l*'orget-me-not), 

 and there is the pretty little wliite 



slender Harebell (Caiujianula niniri- 

 noides) witli its graceful nodding white 

 flowers. But oh I on that moss-covered 

 hillock th(;re is the Cyjiripi'dium sjtec- 

 Inbilts with its showy pink and white 

 flowers. It has a sac or pouch not un- 

 like a fishing basket and from each side 

 of the sac extends two arms a little 

 twisted. Then the hood or lip seeins to 

 lean forward, and is a darker pink than 

 the pouch. It is called Lady's Slipper, 

 but I am sure I cannot .see any resem- 

 blance to a slipper, — it must have been 

 a Chinese-lady, — and over there are 

 some spikes of Ladies' Tresses (Spiran- 

 thes). It is very wet here, and 

 there is a flower I have longed 

 to find Calypogon puchellus (Grassy 

 pink) with its purplish pink fiowers 

 born on a slender scape, the flowers 

 being about one inch broad, tlie lip as 

 if hinged at its base, bearded with white 

 yellow on puiple hairs. 



It is now time we were turning home- 

 ward. In leaving the bog we come to 

 a dry knoll with some pine trees and 

 sandy soil. Are these strawberries or 

 violets in bloom in the end of June ? 

 No. It is Daliharda roptms (or False 

 Violet). Here is also Cypripedium 

 acaule, stemless Lady's Slipper, it has 

 two oral leaves and only one rose-purple 

 flower. There is also a perfect bed of 

 Fyrola, nearly the whole genera re- 

 presented. In climbing the fence we 

 step on the Gmiltheria proriunht'ns (Tea- 

 berry Wintergreen), having flowers and 

 ripe bright red berries on the same 

 plnnt. Ifaving found .so many floral 

 treasures we return home hungry, 

 weary — and foot sore, but happy. 



CULTIVATION OF THE HOLLYHOCK 



THE HOLLYHOCK {Althaea 

 ^ rosea), a plant of the natural 

 order Malvacese commonly referred to 

 the same genus with the Marsh Mai 

 low. Briefly it is described thus : It 



MKRS, Toronto. 



is a native of India and south of 

 Europe. Unfortunately of late years 

 the Hollyhock has not been culti- 

 vated in our gardens as much 

 as it shouhl be, being one of 



