WINTERGREEN FAMILY 87 
ONE-FLOWERED Pyrora. I like to call the 
One-flowered Pyrola by the name which was 
given it by Dr. Asa Gray, the greatest of Ameri- 
can botanists. He named 
it Moneses, which means 
“single delight,” showing 
his appreciation of the 
beauty of this little wood- 
land fairy that springs 
up singly or in groups 
in the cool pine woods 
of the northern states. 
The wax-like blossom 
shows its relationship to 
the other Pyrolas, from 
which, however, it is easily 
distinguished by the sin- 
gle flower on each stalk. 
ELLIPTICAL-LEAVED Py- 
ROLA. The curious name 
of the Shin-leaf given the 
Elliptical-leaved Pyrola is 
due to an old custom by 
which its leaves were ap- 
plied for healing bruises io ostSy 
on the human body. SHINCEEAR 
When in flower in midsummer it is a beautiful 
plant, being found in rich woods from the Rocky 
Mountains eastward. 
RoUND-LEAVED Pyrota. The False Winter- 
green or Round-leaved Pyrola bears a general 
