WOOD MERRYBELLS 



Uvularia -perfoliata Linnaeus 



Wood merrybells, a graceful and attractive plant belonging to the 

 Lily-of-the-valley Family, is common in rich, moist woods in May or 

 June. The flowers hang singly on a slender stem. So many more strik- 

 ing flowers are in bloom at the same season that the species of merry- 

 bells are easily overlooked. 



The specimen sketched was found near Rock Creek Park, Washing- 

 ton, District of Columbia, but the plant ranges from Georgia, Tennes- 

 see, and Kansas northward to Quebec, Ontario, and Minnesota. 



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