BED OR REDDISH PURPLE 33 



opens. There are no petals, just numerous 

 stamens and several pistils. 



This is a low, hairy perennial about a foot 

 high. Its rootstock is thick, knotted, and 

 yellow. The plant grows in rich woods from 

 New York to Minnesota and southward. 



RED BANEBERRY 



Actaea rubra. Actaea spicata, Var. rubra 

 Crowfoot Family 



Fruit. — The cherry-colored, oval berries grow 

 in terminal ovate clusters about three inches in 

 .length. A white berry is occasionally found. 

 Each fruit is borne on a slender stem, and has 

 a groove along one side extending from the stem 

 to a black spot at the opposite end, the remnant 

 of the stigma. The flesh of the berry is white 

 and rather thin. The seeds are smooth and 

 packed in two horizontal rows, with the points 

 of attachment to the flesh on the grooved side. 

 This fruit is a good illustration of the develop- 

 ment of a simple pistil. The seeds differ in 

 shape according to the position each occupies in 

 the row. July, August. 



