PINK WILD FLOWERS 
ranges commonly from Quebec to Georgia, and west 
to Ontario, Illinois, and Louisiana. It is dedicated 
to John Gerarde, the famous herbalist. 
TWIN-FLOWER. GROUND VINE 
Linnaéa borealis. Honeysuckle Family. 
A very dainty and delicate little trailing vine, that 
was an especial favourite of Linnzus, and which 
was dedicated to him with his sanction. The slender, 
slightly hairy, and reddish stalk grows from six inches 
to two feet long. The small, oval, evergreen leaves 
are rather thick, and their surface is rough and finely 
creased with numerous veinings. They are indistinctly 
toothed, and are set alternately along the stalk on 
short stems. The pretty, small, five-lobed, long, bell- 
shaped flowers are about half an inch in length and 
grow in pairs. They blossom at the same time and 
hang downward, nodding gracefully from the thread- 
like tips of a fine, upright stem, which rises several 
inches and forks near the top to accommodate them. 
They are strongly tinted with purple, becoming 
white or pinkish at the tips and base. The hairy 
green calyx has five long, narrow points. There 
are four stamens, two of which are shorter, and are 
inserted toward the base of the Covella tube. Occa- 
sionally this charming little vine may be found 
flowering again late in the fall. The exquisite 
fragrance of the flowers completes the charming 
qualities with which this darling of the cool, 
mossy woods and bogs is endowed. It is found 
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