INDIAN CUCUMBER-ROOT 



a green berry with a whitish bloom ; finally it becomes . 

 pulpy, blue-black in color, and about the size of a pea. 



Great Solomon's-Seal, Folygojidtum ^igafiteum, with ^^>^ 

 much the same range as biflorum; grows in moist woods 

 and along shaded streams. Normally, it is a much 

 taller plant but very similar in general appearance. 



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INDIAN CUCUMBER-ROOT 



Medeola Virginidna 



Medeola, from Medea, the name of a sorceress; because 

 the plant was thought to possess great medicinal virtues. 



Perennial. Moist woods and shady places in rich soil. 

 Nova Scotia to Ontario and Minnesota, south to Florida 

 and Tennessee. Frequent 



in northern Ohio. 

 June. 



May, 



Rootstock. — White, one 

 to two inches long, fleshy. 



Stem. — Twelve to eigh- 

 teen inches high, at first 

 brownish with cottony 

 wool. 



Leaves.— In two whorls, 

 the lower above the mid- 

 dle of the stem consisting 

 of six to eight oblong, 

 lanceolate, acuminate 

 leaves, which are often 

 stained with crimson 

 when the plant is in 

 fruit. 



Flowers. — Terminal, 

 three to six on pedicels 

 about half an inch long. 



Indian Cucumber-Root. 



Virginidna 



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Mediola 



