BERBERIDACEAE (BARBERRY FAMILY) 



7 a Both lateral and terminal divisions of leaf stalked; 



plant only slightly hairy 



SWAMP BUTTERCUP. (R. septentrionalis.) 

 b Only terminal divisions of leaf stalked; plants hairy.. 8 



8 a Plant with a bulbous root 



BULBOUS BUTTERCUP. (R. bulbbsus.) 

 b Plant with fibrous roots. . HISPID BUTTERCUP. (R. hispidus.) 



17 NIGfiLLA LOVE-IN-THE-MIST. (N. damascena*) 



18 BATRACHIUM.WHITE WATER CROWFOOT. (B. trichophyllum.) 



19 THALICTRUM. 



1 a Plant 2 ft. or less high; flowering April-May 



EARLY MEADOW-RUE. (T. dioicum.) 



b Plants usually more than 2 ft. high ; flowering June- 

 Sept 2 



2 a Plant glandular or waxy; filaments of stamens not 



broadened PURPLE MEADOW-RUE. (T. pur pur as c ens.) 



b Plant not glandular or waxy; filaments of stamens 



broadened TALL MEADOW-RUE. (T. polyganum.) 



20 ADONIS. 



1 a Flowers pure yellow; petals 10-15; plant less than i 



ft. high SPRING ADONIS (A. vernalis*) 



b Flowers scarlet or crimson; plants 1-2 ft. high 2 



2 a Flowers with a darker center ; petals flat 



PHEASANT'S EYE. (A. aestivalis.*) 

 b Flowers not with a darker center; petals usually concave 



FLOS ADONIS. (A. autumnalis*) 



6 BERBERIDACEAE. Barberry Family. 



1 AKfeBIA AKEBIA. (A. quinata*) 



2 BfiRBERIS. 



1 a Leaves compound, evergreen. .. . MAHONIA. (B. japonica.*) 

 b Leaves simple, not evergreen 2 



2 a Flowers in racemes; shrub 6-8 ft. high 



COMMON BARBERRY. (B. vulgaris.) 

 b Flowers 1-4 together; shrub 2-4 ft. high 



JAPANESE BARBERRY. (B. thunbergii*) 



3 CAULOPHtXLUM BLUE COHOSH. (C. thalictroides.) 



4 PODOPHtLLUM MAY APPLE. (P. pdtatum.) 



7 MENISPERMACEAE. Moonseed Family. 



i MENISP&RMUM MOONSEED. (M. canadense.) 



8 CALYCANTHACEAE. Strawberry-shrub Family. 



i BUTNfcRIA STRAWBERRY-SHRUB. (B. flbrida*) 



9 LAURACEAE. Laurel Family. 



1 LAtJRUS SWEET BAY TREE. (L. nbbilis.*) 



2 SASSAFRAS SASSAFRAS. (S. sassafras.) 



3 BENZOIN SPICE-BUSH. (B. benzoin.) 



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