(A) Labrador Tea {Ledum grcenlandicum) is an 
erect shrub growing from 1 to 3 feet high. It is not 
uncommon in suitable places in the eastern half of Can¬ 
ada, and is found rarely in mountains south to Conn., 
Pa., and Minn.; its habitat is in bogs or damp thickets. 
The narrowly oblong leaves are green above, have the 
edges rolled back and are covered beneath with a rusty 
wool. 
DIAPENSIA FAMILY 
( Diapensiacece ) 
(B) Pyxie; Flowering Moss (Pyxidanthera barbu- 
lata ). Pyxie is a very attractive moss-like shrub found 
commonly growing in the pine barrens of the South¬ 
eastern States, from N. J. to N. C. The branches are 
prostrate and creep along the ground for 6 to 10 inches 
from the roots. 
Each branch is very thickly set with tiny, stiff, lance¬ 
shaped leaves less than half an inch in length. The 
numerous, tiny, white or pink flowers are seated on the 
stem, growing from the angles of the leaves; they have 
five, broad-ended petals and attached between each of 
them is a curious, short, stout stamen. 
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