Nat. Ord. ERicACEiB. — Sub. Obd. PrRoucii. 



ONE FLOWEKED PYKOLA. 



Mbneses unijbrcu 



[HIS exquisitely scented flower is only found in the shade of 

 the forest, in rich bla . leaf mould, where, like F. elliptica, 

 it forms considerable beds ; it is of evergreen habit. The 

 leaves are of a dark green and smooth surface, clustered 

 at the base oi the running root-stalk and sending up from the centre 

 one simple scape, bearing a gracefully nodding flower; each milk- 

 white petal is elegantly scalloped; the stamens, 8 to 10, are ^^et 

 close to the base of the petal ; the anthers are of a bright purple 

 amethyst colour ; the style straight, with five radiating points at the 

 extremity forming a perfect mural crown in shape : it is of a bright 

 green and much exceeds in length the stamen. 



The scent of the flower is very fine, resembling in richness that 

 of the hyacinthe. This species is not common. There is another 

 variety of the single-flowered Pyrola that is of more frequent occur- 

 rence in our woods. The flower is of a greenish white, the anthers 

 of a brownish fawn colour, the whole height of the plant scarcely 

 exceeding four or five inches, and the scent is less fragrant than that 

 of the pure white single Pyrola {Moneses uniflora.) 



