THE AMERICAN BOTANIST 



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confess that hithertO' such attempts have been worse than in- 

 ef¥ectuaL The pecuhar waxy white flowers of the pyrolas and 

 princess pines {ChiiiiapJiila) are especiahy charming. They 

 are clear-cut, lovely things redolent of the forest. Indeed, in 

 the case of the one-flowered pyrola (Mojicscs iiiiiflora) the 

 fragrance is unforgetably delicate. This plant affects deep 

 pine woods, so that when one sees a specimen even in the her- 

 barium he is at oaice led in thought to deep, dark woods like 

 those of Franconia. 



To prove that nature is but dozing in this lull period, one 

 has but to visit some swamp gay with lilies, orchids and loose- 

 strife or to wander by the sea-side where the banks are odorous 

 with roses and he will note she leads a dual life. The lull is 

 deceptive. Great things are in preparation for the gala scene 

 of later August when the cardinals don their rich array and 

 asters and goldenrods, joe-pye and iron-weed, clematis and 

 ground-nut teem in swamp, wayside and meadow. 



