GINSENG FAMILY 



of compound leaves on the flower-scape. A sweet, 

 nut-like tuber, about half an inch in diameter, lies deep 

 in the earth and is somewhat difficult to obtain; the 

 stem that leads to it is so slender and delicate that it 



Dwarf Ginseng. Panax trifolium 



breaks, and the little tuber is lost. This tuber is 

 edible, and there is a tradition that the early settlers of 

 this country used it for food, whence the name Ground- 

 nut. The fruit is a more or less perfect cluster of 

 small, yellowish berries which ripen early, and the plant 

 is soon overwhelmed by the rush of summer foliage. 



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