. St. Nicholas [serial]. NATURE AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG FOLKS. 267 little twins, the bright two-scarred or two-eyed fruit of the dainty vines, appeal not onlyto the eye but to the appetite of partridges andother birds and of the young folks. It s truethat these are really almost tasteless, but youcant make the country boy or girl believe that. -?*.• TWIN-BERRY ORPARTRIDGE-VINE. Those who en-joy rambles in thewinter woods areespecially fond ofthe twin-berry or partridge-vine, for then the dense matof evergreen leaves and the bright red edible berries are especially attractive. We are apt at other
. St. Nicholas [serial]. NATURE AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG FOLKS. 267 little twins, the bright two-scarred or two-eyed fruit of the dainty vines, appeal not onlyto the eye but to the appetite of partridges andother birds and of the young folks. It s truethat these are really almost tasteless, but youcant make the country boy or girl believe that. -?*.• TWIN-BERRY ORPARTRIDGE-VINE. Those who en-joy rambles in thewinter woods areespecially fond ofthe twin-berry or partridge-vine, for then the dense matof evergreen leaves and the bright red edible berries are especially attractive. We are apt at other seasons to overlook thebeauty of this dainty vine or of even the waxywhite twin-flowers ofspring (sometimesalso blooming in au-tumn), for then thereis so much of greenfoliage that the littleleaves or flowers areinconspicuous. But in the winter acarpet of these shin-ing green leaves andholly-like berries,near the bases of for-est trees or of anold stump, seems tobrighten the entirelandscape. And the. QUEER HOME OF AN ORCHIS. Plants of the remarkable orchis family arevery particular with regard to their home, andit is often interesting to note the kinds of soilthe different species choose. The seeds of theentire orchis family are so minute that theyare blown about like dust in the wind. I oncefound a rattlesnake-plantain which had appa-rently blown, when a seed, into the crevice atthe top of a pignut shell. The nut insidethe shell proved a poor one, and the seedling,finding something to its taste, sent down itsroots through the openings in the thin shell,until it obtained safe anchorage in the leafysoil surrounding the nut. The shell clung tothe worthless fruit and seemed to hold suffi-cient moisture for growth during the dry sum-mer months. I brought the plant home, andit flourished with a little water for several weeksbefore this unique little flower-pot fell topieces. W. C. Knowles. i ??* P±i
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