ACT>EA 



that at the end many white, fine, yellow-tipped sta- 

 mens and a single pistil do duty as the flower. In- 

 evitably this confuses the amateur botanist who does 



White Baneberry. Actea alba 



not suspect that so much of the blossom has de- 

 parted. 



The flowers are borne on short stems which grow 

 out from the main stem at right angles, and open al- 

 most together along the upper part of a pale-green 

 stalk. The flower-cluster is not very showy, rather 



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