118 WILD FLOWER FAMILIES 
of the perianth—or the petal-like part—with four 
lobes, four stamens and one pistil, the stigma 
of the latter being two-lobed. After the flowers 
have passed the pretty pale red berries ripen. 
The plant grows abundantly in sparse woods— 
especially pine woods—and is found in the north 
from Newfoundland to the Northwest Territory, 
extending southward to North Carolina and South 
Dakota. This flower is sometimes called the 
Two-leaved Solomon’s Seal and occasionally the 
Canada Mayflower. 
FLOWERS OF TWISTED-STALK 
TwISTED-STALK. The Twisted-stalk or Strep- 
topus is one of the most interesting of the early 
summer wild flowers. There are two species of 
these plants, one with leaves that completely clasp 
the main stem at their base, which is called the 
Clasping-leaved Twisted-stalk, and the other 
with leaves which are simply sessile, which is 
called the Sessile-leaved Twisted-stalk. The 
flowers of the former are greenish white while 
