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advent of spring the leaves gradually regain their green color 
and their summer position. The flowers appear early in spring, 
and later the shoots of the year appear from nodes back of the 
inflorescence. As these shoots develop the older leaves gradually 
die and drop off. 
Fic. r. General view in the Mud Lake Bog at the time of deepest snow, 
showing the Chamaedaphne covered with snow except where exposed by brushing 
away the snow from a path. Spruce and tamarack in the background. March 
16, 1912. 
At the time of blooming in 1911, during the latter part of 
April, the bushes were green clear to the tops and flowering was 
„profuse. Although dead leaves and flower buds could be found 
here and there, their presence did not affect the general appear- 
ance of green vegetation. 
The spring of 1912 was radically different. Blooming was 
later, occurring in the first week of May and, although rather 
profuse, the general impression was one of dead brown leaves 
and dead flower branches. Only by looking very carefully or 
better by walking among the bushes could one really realize 
that the plants were in bloom and that the old leaves had d greened- 
out. 
