202 THROUGH GLADE AND MEAD. 
inch objective. The crowded elastic stems of the thece 
were springing back from their bent position, throwing a 
shower of spores across the field of vision. I saw the 
sower sowing the seed with very liberal hand, as Nature 
always does. About thirty-three species have been thus 
far reported from this county, and there are, probably, 
four or five yet to be discovered here. Two-thirds, 
if not more, of the list may be found in any town. 
The trees and shrubs now in flower are only four 
in number, few as compared with the earlier lists. There 
are also several evergreen herbs. All the species of 
Pyrola that can be found in this neighborhood might 
well be found in one day, although I happened to find 
them on successive days. They form an interesting 
group, with a strong family resemblance. Species of 
this genus are found across the continent to the Cas- 
cade Mountains. Pyrola picta, Smith, from the valley 
of the Willamette in Oregon, easily proves its relation- 
ship with Pyrola rotundifolia, L., from the valley of the 
Blackstone in Massachusetts. In all these species the 
simple racemes of nodding white or greenish-white 
flowers cannot fail to arrest attention, and suggest some 
resemblance, perhaps, to the lily of the valley in the 
garden. 
By the country roadsides the bright blue flowers 
of the chicory are now opening, a weed fully as hand- 
some as many garden flowers. I have found the little 
