It's spring, and Isabella and her sister, Flora, are excited to go flower hunting to look for woodland wildflowers. They have a special patch of "peppermint flowers" they hope to find on their walk.
The sisters discover that their peppermint flowers have another name: Claytonia virginica. Discovering the wildflower's scientific name teaches the sisters about Virginia's colonial history, key aspects of botany,- and the natural history of spring wildflowers and their role in the ecosystem.