SIDEBELLS PYROLA 



Pyrola secunda Linnaeus 



Sidebells pyrola— its name often contracted to sidebells— is a dainty 

 plant, with small, leathery leaves close to the ground. It loves moist 

 shady places. The tiny bell-shaped flowers hang from one side of the 

 flower stem, and by this characteristic the species is easily distin- 

 guished from the other pyrolas. It seems easily satisfied with respect 

 to habitat, for we find it growing plentifully in widely different 

 situations, although always in rather acid soil. 



This diminutive relative of the heaths has a wide range, occurring 

 from Virginia to California and Mexico, and northward to Alaska 

 and Labrador. It is found also in Europe and Asia. 



The sketch was made at Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada, where the 

 specimen grew at an altitude of 5,500 feet. 



PLATE 2.85 



