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wintergreen

Any of a group of plants belonging to the heath family, especially the species G. procumbens of northeastern North America, which creeps underground and sends up tiny shoots. Oil of wintergreen, used in treating rheumatism, is extracted from its leaves. Wintergreen is also the name for various plants belonging to the wintergreen family Pyrolaceae, including the green pipsissewa C. maculata of northern North America, Europe, and Asia. (Genus Gaultheria, family Ericaceae; also genera Pyrola, Chimaphila, Orthilia, and Moneses, family Pyrolaceae.)
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She had also served as Treasurer for the Friends of the Council on Aging, Secretary of the Checkerberry Village Tenants Association, and volunteered her time driving for Meals on Wheels.
Mary (Hayes) Hilla, 73 by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
The best variety is G procumbens, known as the checkerberry, whose aromatic evergreen leaves are joined by insignificant pink bell-shaped flowers in summer followed by scarlet fruit.
plant of the week: gaultheria; gardening by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
procumbens, known as the checkerberry, whose aromatic evergreen leaves are joined by insignificant pink bell-shaped flowers in summer followed by scarlet fruit.
BEST OF THE BUNCH by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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