WHITE AND GREENISH WILD FLOWERS 
Apples, referred to in the description of the Wild Honey- 
suckle. The White Azalea is found from Maine, 
Ohio, and Arkansas south to Florida and Texas. It is 
much more common near the coast. 
SPRING, OR CREEPING WINTERGREEN. CHECK- 
ERBERRY. PARTRIDGE-BERRY. MOUNTAIN 
TEA. GROUND=-TEA, OR DEW-BERRY 
Gaulthéria procimbens. Heath Family. 
To find the Wintergreen is to find ourselves tramping 
noiselessly over thick, green, mossy rugs, or slipping and 
sliding over mattings of bleached pine needles in the 
mountains. It has lured us away from the clang and 
rattle of the trolley, and the din and dust of the city. 
And, as we linger to catch our breath in the cool shade 
of the evergreens, and to sniff the delightful, woodsy 
fragrance of the rare atmosphere, we realize that it is 
also the home of the Bunchberry, Claytonia, Gold- 
thread and Trillium. Children and “grown-ups,” 
too, who foam the woods, like to nibble on the leaves of 
Wintergreen because of their pleasant, aromatic taste. 
The leaves are also used for making a fragrant tea, and 
Wintergreen oil is popularly used as a liniment, particu- 
larly in cases of rheumatism. Wintergreen lozenges 
are used in slight throat affections. The edible “ berry” 
is frequently found in the markets. The slender, creep. 
ing stalk extends along the surface of the ground, or 
just below it, and sends up its erect branches from two 
to six inches in height. The thick, shining, evergreen 
leaves are oval or oblong in shape, with rounded tips 
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