From the November 2, 1935, issue

MONOTROPA’S WAXEN BEAUTY FEEDS ON DAMP DECAY

Indian Pipe, or Monotropa, a flowering plant that feeds saprophytically like a mushroom on dead and decaying plant remains, is a frequent find in moist autumn woods. The clump pictured on the cover of this issue of the Science News Letter is described by the photographer, Miss Mary L.