Monotropeae
An order of leafless herbs, parasitic on the roots of trees, principally Pines and Beeches, natives of the temperate regions of the Northern hemisphere. Flowers dirty white or pinkish, scented or inodorous, solitary, spicate, racemose. Leaves replaced by alternating scales. There are nine genera, and from ten to twelve species. Examples are : Hypopithys and Pterospora. Hypopithys multiflora (Monotropa Hypopithys), an interesting plant, is the only representative of the order in the British Flora. Like all the rest of the order, it is difficult to establish in gardens; the only way is to sow the seeds under Beech or Fir-trees.