, 1877-08-11

FLORA HOUND ABOUT CHICAGO.
TIE HEATH FAM1Lr.-Tl,c Ertcacsn arc one
It the noblest families In the whole vegetable
sing,1om. 1t includes four wclf-markel slls>-
Ircrs the Vaccrfca, or Whorttclcrry family !;
l,e Er, cInca- or tsuc Heath family; the pyro.
rr, or 'yro1a family: and the Monotropca or
intian~l'. DC lamily. To the first division belong
c slstrcrc ut specIcs Of whor,lebcrrtcs, lfuckle.
tcrrlcs, nut Cranberr!cs, and the pretty Snow.
,erry. TIE members Of this group arc shrubs
pr small tree j. with 'tnc1y-liyidcd branches, and
pftrD rrcrgrc, :, leaves. Some Of tho Peruvian
spccrs arc SAG to be parasitic, and few are
cu p}ytcs,-t!la4. Is, subsist wholly upon afr.
Tie ya4,lncr nj ound In tic Temperate parts
Of tie world, nn. arc especially fond Of damp,
swa,ppy situations. There arc about zoo species
In tue Tribe, and of these NC lave three;
Tic Blink Iuck lcbcsry (Gaylussacia rcsc-
noAa}, mutti.branrta d shrub, growing from oue
to IT, rec feet high, th'arlng raccrncs of small,
hell, hapcd flUrrrs, Of ptnkfsh hue. In May or
June, an,, later strings Of black fruit destitute
Of blom II, Is met with occasionally at Glencoe
and CaI,t met. THE Large Cranberry {VaccinIum
,narrurarn o,} Is abundant In tho swamps ut
M1cr,s Sta ,ton. 1t Ia a handsome plant, with
slender. cree, ,!ng sAcme, sn,ali leaves, nodlfng,
Yoso-rulurcd Il ,wrrs, appearing In June, and rcd
berries (rou, half an Inch to nn Inch In
}enpth. The Dwarf Dlucbcrry {Vaccinlun
Ipuusylraniutnl las been found Ut Ily.l8 Park
aud nj Aiillers. Tns Is d smoot!i, dwarf ahrllu,
from slx To fifteen i,cheA high, inflnbIttng dry
placcs Il blossom. early In t!,c spring, aud its
jargr, swert berries .rlpGm III July. d.
AIal,v Species oi tin paccIniI'n are cultivated
ns "rla,l'sntu ssr.lt ~, part'cuat'y 1 IN TREAT
tiycs Of Surt, itnesto !. TIC Y. ,pa1Iofotlam
frus tmprrutra,,lu Tile tcts IN tho loltlcst pasts
of Ma.lcira, where It Ers VII frotn six 10 ten feet
Tic Erlctac:r-a group numbering nearly 900
spccir,-arc all evergreen t'tlrubs, distinguished
fran other tlurai tribe. ny the anthcre. which
fs as" ;t " ts'pn 3 .SSa Sss Ct 'Ss os1 sonts Ss
bo,l,r Of the most beautiful plants known, and
many ul tflH,u are peculiar to our own con-
lInent. Here VT tin'l taa logcly Trailing Ar,
bntus tEmgeM Iccpyns, a"Hctest u nll tlv Wild
lowers uf New England. .Sut to name tic Dlant
. to charm tho hcnscs with memory .! It's
exquisite clusters uf rosc-co.prcl flowers peep
.n cxIt.,t'a delicious spicy frag r,nec. There
3 Brurtcy IL lInwuF In all Sallfc's realm that ~
stirr tl,r icart with sts cxtsc.au bcauty: Herc,
loo, arc tie snpcrb RhudMtantrons, the knl.
ul!as, uln tho Axsucas Ut Moth America alHl
Asia, and the Ileaths aud Ling, Or Heathtr, Ut
Europe uni Su,tth Africa
1nc tiuylc genus Erica 1as 100 species. most
Of them I,ecullar 70 the South Of Afrtca, aud
III. n representative belonging. to America.
flowers or The Il. ttncrra an.l r. tctrallx.
sr , u 'S .,,"g "[et VT o tue Erssss' 9sass f Sf
Ilrails, urc lar:ety cultivated, Erccnl'ouscs
hesu. nlten dcyos41l " them exclusively. Sums
u Tic surth A,1.nn lte1tos attain inuth
Sut lie exception Of tlo 4. ati,orea, which
Trach,, Ia a!t..4ac oi twenty feet ia tho
l'Y1rn.rs l.,c Ling. .r Heather (Calluna yu'-
gat.r], has tecn scparat. q IRON. tue Erica and
covers large lFavts, satica mo"rs or Aeaths, 70
britain AMI M the Euron 'au Continent, ana is
1uu,l In tWD or three to&uh ties III New England.
- ilo'ycr:, u! yuIyin- SIN 'dcs 81 rose-to!or.
,,ai,t thu tnoors vtsA lively t'nts In tue nonths
u! July and August. TLe net tar STORED III their
,ups aiiuIdt II pr.iuse mud mn :li*przcd harvest
I" the ln'Asy'bGvs, "l,ss liycs afe ottcta tfahs-
ported su lit paccs where they noouu'tr to re-
man tur,s';; tie seIson of t!lriE blooH,. Cot
ta.t, are oitcn tlatcht With the eat hers, their
walls ire cyys' tu'It I" 1t; anl soit, sl1stlc beds
IL the lstalll of ls)uy, tru matt autt Young tops
III lcatcr " sllppusttE to b. the sa.19 beverage
unyiently III favor with the l'cts..
4 lew h;csdrs u thu lkn1h.tntlrou IA e natfyea
o Eurot,t aIt. Siberia, but the Rrtascr part be-
lon.; to Auylh .imereA, anl tU the un 'untaeBs
u India, The magnificent Rllotlaltndrs = 'nax-
linus attalns It's 1uilrst .!eSciulxaant III ths
ward, whcru it gEows frutn SIX to twent. lcct
hsi', and IN Juty presents slspcrb a,THar. 'uce.
with its deep green, Bl,lnlnI: leayes autl IL cot.
varl.lnt t" lilac. Tile H. artorclaln, in IT, nat 80
Ncpani. yttaIl's height OF Thirty ur forty ieos,
and lcafs ar!sc hea,ls Of largc scarlet I)uw<sA :,
py plSsr e. sEa t.. t. iorsf c"et ~ IT, wfs " } sf t
lhc H. SuttalHl has fragrant white
"yes S Thu lrRfst e aSnE + thS n;,.o1sn n9
growing on masno!ias, !aurcis, aud oaks. and
swinging from thc tIp II every slender branch
a.o t1'se t,. a. TX ,, "s, H. Hs b*'s
lon, Is tllnbcr tree lt.y 10 seventy feet high.
with every branch atlaxe With csinsuu Ut lts
tiur ui lowering. In July usld August the
Al!s aTs ] allow win t,s earmlne s.f blossoms q
blcrirs vi the RhotlDdenlrun intIabillng tho
rxst9,,, 'rhs i. nyale Is !i,e n,ost Aplne u
uS ,"n Y ta fsre sre*f e u aM Witt :. ~ S,sya
Of Siberia. las gol,!rn.ycl!uw gowers, and Ii
used remedy fur guut aud rheumatism.
Tue flowers ut the great Il. aFburcum a1e eaten
y, lnlla, and the Europeans make Jelly Ut
thufn.
Tie RalmIas are evergreen shrubs, with
showy fo"ers, Which are notable fur the eurions
;nannet , II Whit IT, stamens are 1ent T.. lask X
ttcnfrselon. in tl!c coto,la. until the pollen IL
iiEv. Fnrn, whru the Hover Il perfectly de-
rclapvd, At lie touch III an inacct, Or Ut any
,lr vi .te tila'nnts, the stasucns Tree themselves
viii! sls;ls iran tiieit rontncd pusitiou, a,Ml
f>a1ter Their inllrn iu shdwcrs. The iusett
that 'aF have ealiscl this singular artion raia-
nHl la to Eei well f,uwdcreaa aud tu e0i.yey the
PARTICLES a,'lvt.s,: Ia buly irusu one Hover to
a'n.tIef.-thus atding in thu work VI closs.
fertilization.
Wv have ucEtlcr KhododcndFop nor Kalmta
IN u,r nnra, atid Vi all the IlcatA tribe Gully
three sncrics. Aloug the lake-slorc, ncar TIL,
isctorm-st!loo!, aud ueaf Mlllers, the Bearbetry
{ArtostapAytos Cya.ursi) Ii scattered sparseiy
IN llc l.rst locality mud plyntuulIy In tie lat.
Ih.a II trailing shrub, with thick. evergreen
ltafrs, nearly white IIowcrs ln sacciurs mud clus.
ttra, and rcd, inctlible fruit. At sflcs's, Glib
bon's, aht otlicr stations round about, the Wlu.
ttcsksvcn tGaullLvria pE'xunbe,ts) Is eoultnoa
Ey-ry one Au"ws tue llttlu ulauE, witt
pinElsh tells hang,ng III July IRON the axtl,
S..lfllt lprtIA iIirrsk thEtlittttI 6l fIi