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expand. The berries are set upon short thick fleshy foot-stalks, and the 

 round hard fruit forms a loose panicle of drupe-like, naked seeds of 

 horny texture. 



The plant may be found in open woods, and grassy plain-lands — 

 known by its large bluish green leafage, and the dark blue berries.* 



Red Baneberry, Red Cohosh — Adaea spicata (Z.) var rubra (Gray) 



The Red Cohosh is a larger plant, with foliage coarsely veined 

 pointed in the divisions, of a full green, sharply cleft, and toothed; 

 flowers, white in a close tufted terminal raceme. The berries when 

 ripe are oval, shining, of a deep red, set on slender stalks ; it grows in 

 damp rich woods. 



White Cohosh — Adaea alba (Bigel). 



This is a striking looking plant when in ripe fruit, the berries are 

 white, and shining, set on rose-red fleshy foot-stalks, the plant is branch- 

 ing and inclined to fall prostrate from the weight of the long stalked 

 cluster of heavy fruit. In some of its peculiaf characteristics it seems 

 to resemble the Blue Cohosh— the Indian hei-balists evidently considered 

 they were of the same nature. In none of these plants is the fruit 

 edible. 



[Bellwort — Wood Daffodil. — Uvularia i^7-andiflora (Smith.) 



(PLATE u.) 



*' Fair Daffodils we weep to see 



Thee haste away so soon, 

 As yet the early rising sun 



Has not attained his noon. 

 Stay, Stay ! — 

 Until the hasting day 



Has run, 

 But to the evening song ; 



When having prayed together we 

 Will go with you along."— /A'/r/r/' 



This slender drooping flower of early spring, is known by the name 

 of Bellwort, from its pendant lily-like bells ; and by some it is better 

 known as the Wood Da'^odil, to which its yellow blossoms bear some 

 remote resemblance. 



The flowers of the Bellwort are of a pale greenish-yellow ; the 

 divisions or the petal-like sepals are six, pointed and slightly twisted 

 or waved, the flowers droop from slender thready pedicels term 

 inating the branches ; the stem of the plant is divided into two 

 portions, one of which is generally barren of flowers. The leaves are of 

 a pale green, smooth, and in the largest species, perfoliate, clasping 

 the stem. 



*Tlie roots of this plant arj in use. with the rndian women, its common name is " Pappoose 

 Boot." Its virtues are of a singular andjpowerfnl nature, known only to the native Indian. 



