PERENNIALS AND BIENNIALS 



carnation hardy enough to withstand the winters 

 of northern Maine. 



I have also tried two or three species of Helian- 

 thus, or perennial Sunflower, under the most 

 favorable conditions, but none have survived the 

 winter. This flower is most attractive, and I 

 regret my inability to make it feel at home under 

 six feet of snow, but some flowers, like some 

 people, are very particular. 



Here our consideration of the perennials and 

 biennials on the island properly ends ; but while 

 it is not my intention to describe the wild flowers 

 of the region, there are certain species susceptible 

 of cultivation, to which I must refer briefly. 

 There is no more beautiful flower growing wild 

 in northern Maine than Linnaa borealis, the 

 Twin Flower. The genus was named after the 

 great naturalist Linnaeus, and this flower was 

 said to be his favorite. If you will look at the 

 engraving of a well-known portrait of the natur- 

 alist, you will see that he holds in his hand a sprig 

 of the Twin Flower. Miss Alice Lounsberry, in 

 her charming " Guide to the Wild Flowers," tells 

 this story of Linnaeus : — 



" A friend gathering a small flower on the shore of a 

 Swedish lake asked the great botanist if it were L. borealis. 



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