368 Wild Flowers — Their Cultivation, 8fc. 
somewhat aromatic to the taste; it is often used with other plants 
and roots in the making of small beer. 
The root is long and woody, throwing up leafy and flowring 
stems at intervals, from four to six inches high, bearing from four 
to six nodding white flowers tinged with purple. Leaves from 
1| to 2 inches long, often in two or three imperfect whorls, 
smooth, of a dark glossy green, rather acute, sharply serate. 
This plant would make a beautiful appearance in a pot, or in 
the shady borders of the flower garden, arid may be cultivated 
with very little trouble, by attending to its habits, &c. 
Round-Leaved Wintergreen — Pyrola rotundifolia — Ltnn. 
This is a very ornamental plant, not rare, found in rich wood- 
lands. Its flowers are something like those of the hyacinth, or 
lily of the valley, and highly fragrant. This species is also a 
native of Europe. The leaves are broad and roundish, of a deep 
green color, often spreading or lying flat on the ground. They 
would make a handsome show in a flower garden or in pots. 
Red Lily — Lilium Philadelphicum. Of all the tribes of w^ld 
flowering plants the lily stands preeminent. It is noticed in the 
sacred writings as of great brilliancy and beauty. " Consider 
the lily of the fields, how they grow; they toil not; neither do 
they spin; yet I say unto you, that Solomon, in all his glory, was 
not arrayed like one of these." 
The red lily may be found in bushy places, borders of woods; 
and are growing in abundance on the sandy plain , between 
Albany and Schenectady. The stalk rises from two to three feet 
high, supporting one solitary upright flower. It blooms in June 
and July. The color varies from dark to light red with a tinge 
of yellow. This is a highly ornamental plant and deserves a 
place in every garden. Number of flowers increases by cultiva- 
tion. 
Wild Yellow Lily — Lilium Canadensis — Linn. This variety 
is common and is found in moist meadows, flowers in June and 
July. It grows from two to three feet high, bearing from one to 
five or six nodding yellow flowers, spotted inside with dark pur- 
ple. It is a bulbous-rooted plant, and we have transplanted them, 
when in flower, with good success, some of which are now 
growing in our garden in full vigor, bearing five or six beautiful 
flowers on each stalk. 
Turk's Cap, or Superb Lily — Lilium supurbum. This, in 
favorable situations, is said to be truly a magnificent plant. It 
delights in moist meadows, and flowers the latter part of July 
.and first of August. It is regarded by some botanists as only a 
variety of the yellow lily, but its characters seem constant. The 
stem rises from three to six feet high, leaves narrow, from five to 
eight, in a whorl, and from two to four inches long. Flowers 
