54 THE AMERICAN BOTANIST. 
Another Mayflower. — I have heard the name 
"Mayflower" given to the .4/7t/jerays cottila, called by 
others "Path weed."— £"/ ivy n Waller, Morristown, N.J.' 
Color of the AIeadow Lily.— Referring to the notes 
on the color of the flowers of the meadow lily (Lilium 
Canadense), Mr. C. F. Saunders, of Philadelphia, says: 
''Lilium Canadense down our way is always ve//ovF in my 
experience. In western Pennsylvania in the Alleghany 
forests I have found it both red and somewhat more con- 
tracted, as to perianth, looking almost like L. Gravid 
The question why this lily is red in one region and yellow 
in another still needs an answer. We would be glad if 
every reader in whose locality this plant grows would let 
us know by postal what the color of the flowers are in 
their localities. Any observations or notes as to whether 
the differences in color may be due to soil, elevation, lati- 
tude, moisture, or sunlight will also be acceptable. 
The Use of Elderberries.— In a discussion of the 
subject recently in pie-eating New England, the editor was 
surprised to find that many people are still ignorant of 
the fact that the berries of the common elder {Sambvcus 
canadensis) make excellent pies. Others who have tasted 
so-called elderberr^^ pie were inclined to call it a nauseat- 
ing mixture. The trouble is not so much in the pie itself 
as in the way it is put together. Pies made of 'fresh elder- 
berries are scarcely likely to appeal to many palates. The 
fruit still retains some of the rank eldery- flavor possessed 
by the entire plant and made evident when the stem is 
broken ; but if one will collect the berries when folly ripe 
and dry them in flat trays in the sun or in a warm' oven 
he will have a cheap and appetizing material from which 
to manufacture pies all winter— and pies that are not 
inferior to huckleberry pies in flavor. The eldery flavor 
seems to be dissipated by drying. The berries stewed and 
sweetened are also in demand in some households as 
sauce. The berries are also of some medicinal value and 
thus have an additional claim to our attention as a 
winter food. 
