New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-11

sometimes called the wild lily of the valley,
This is the little Maanthemum, with two smooth
green leaves, and also with terminal cluster OF
Quite unlike these last-namcd plants, but also
a lily, is the wake-robin, whose three spreading
pnrple-red petals. crowning the stouI. three
leaved stem, CLEAN gayly from the opposite Dank.
Although this flower made its first appearance
more than "a month aqO. its nam, even then was
hardly approximate, as the woods were already
alive with robin ovo-sOngs and housekeeping
preparations. If we have not learned to
Love the wood-rose and leave 1t on its STALK
We are almost sure to carry of the wake-robtns
capture which we will inevitably repent, as the
whitening blossom emits an insufterable odoH.
Without this Disadvantage. and even moro seduc-
tive, when surprised in some boggy secusion, "
its twin-sister the painted trlllium' with wavy
white petals STRIPED with red.
We are suddenly conscious that z delicious
fragrance peryades the atmosphere, and our eager
sa and TPfhn Inr which
are hung with the pink twin-iiowers of the Lin.
naea This is the lovely
"Nonnricnt OF the man Of flowers,
Which breAthes his sweet fame through the No:thoo
The day is always memorable when discover
new flower, hut peculiarly so is that on wh!cn
we make the acquaintance of thu favorite Of the
great naturalist. whose Inspiring enthusiasm
robbed the science of botany of It's terrors ana
opened way for host of eager followers.
The ground begins 10 yield beneath us, and We
find ourselves on the edge of an open marsh, which
is closely skrted on every side, by tall trees In:
tense quiet reigns-ony broken by the occasional
.roaking of a frog, or some distant blrd-note.
The ruslies grow tall and green. Coronet-like
clusters of the beautiful royal fern. Osmunda re-
CALLS lift themselves to a height of several feet,
their delicate central fronds tipped with clusters
of greenish fruit. Here, TOO, are great circles
Of the cinnamon-fern, another Osmunda it's golden
brown fruiting fronds set amid mass of rich
foliage Our feet sink deep in the spOngy spheg-
mum, but we pay lift" heel e. tn" warning. for
tan spikes Of pale lilac, deeply fringed flowers
last our long search for the great purple-fringed
Orchis is crowned with success. Through many
y mos1uito-ridden marsh have We fonndered IN
its vain quest, but perhaps now we only prize 10
Somc has said that tn, swami, is n,ture,s
sna spot as THY So so' r of hr
free from any suggestion OF man. seems almost
like Ter holy OF holies." and we feel as II va
had been somewhat intrusive in our reckless
But all such hyper-senstiveness vanishes as
we perceive great, snowy patch on the farther
clusters We push our way through thlckets OF
doewood and viburnum. rn1ey shake the last
pink blossoms from the wild azalea which bare
our way, tread undcrfoot the rank leaves OF
skunk cabbage and false hellebore, and with
shoes filed with water 10 their utmost capacity,
we nach finally masses Of the s fnnnel-shaped'
Near at hand We espy the INNING beak-
ers' Of the pitcher pant-winGed, hooded leaves
reontlPSSy n0dlng captive nOst OF
insects which have been tempted into their hol-
lows by the sugary emulation for which they
have unwittngly bartercd their lives-for the
downward pointing bristles Will prevent their
escape The plant is said TO be nourshed ny
the decomposing Lodies of these captives. anil
we fancy that tho great purpln-red flower which
mods from its tall Stalk has drawn its hue md
vigOr from the blood Of a hundred victims. ,
When we reach terra frma once more we ind
that the character of the woods changes some
what Evergrens freely interspersad with
deciduous trees and the pine needles yield
faint perfume under the influence OF the penetrate
ing MONDAY sun. From stout stems, between
two large veny leaves, swing more than a dozen
Of the striped, purple-pink pouches Of the pink
lady's slipper or mOccasin flower. These plants
are peculiarly suggestive of the wilder woods.
They always seem to me 10 he guarding some
mysterious secret. and it was almost dlsappolnt-
ment the other day to come across whole mock
OF them under the pines which sklrte1 neigh
bor's lawn. When an orchid leaves It's exclusive
haunts for a gentleman's country place, we Ieei
little as il queen had stepped down from her
throne 10 mnele with her subjects. l doubt II
either of the yellow species would 81 dcmean
wooded hlsides these June days If he wishes
70 possess himself of tho bright beauty Of whip
poor Wills shoe" as the larger species Is some
times called, and the lonely .wamps If he hopes
for the smaller, fragrant variety. ,
Beyond the pink pouches are patches OF Dark,
shining leaves from whose midst rise the slender
stems and bell-shaped, straw-cOlored howers oil
the CintOna. beautiful namesake OF DE VIII
Clinton, Governor of New-iOrk: and close by
the vioet-ke blossoms of the One-ffowered cancer
root nod from teshy, leafiess stalks, which seem