HERBACEOUS PLANTS 



BLUE 



Blue Cohosh, Canlophyllum. — Naked seed of bright 

 blue, the size of large peas and resembling drupes. 



Clintonia, Clintonia. — Northern in habitat, the berries 

 on erect stems that rise above the large polished 

 leaves of the plant. As they begin to ripen they 

 turn a beautiful blue that darkens as they grow 

 older. 



Solomon's-Seal, Polygonatum. — Borne in pendant pairs 

 along the curved leafy stems. Dark blue, nearly 

 black, with a bloom. 



BLACK 



Blackberry Lily, Belamcanda. — Black seeds borne on a 

 central axis, suggesting a Blackberry. 



Deadly Nightshade, Solanum. — A coarse annual weed. 



Pokeweed, Phytolacca. — At fruiting time the plant 

 glows and throbs with color. It flames in crim- 

 son; stem, branches, branchlets, fruit stems and 

 pedicels, petioles, midribs, and veinlets, all red, a 

 glowing red. The final and compeHing touch to 

 all this gorgeous coloring is the raceme of black 

 berries pendent from every stem and stemlet. 



WHITE 



White Baneberry, Actc^a. — "There is just one brilHant 

 white. This is the baneberry. Uniqueness would 

 be disastrous, but for three or four safeguards. 



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