34 HOW TO KNOW WILD FRUITS 



Leaves. — This perennial bears two or three 

 twice- or thrice-compound leaves. The leaflets 

 are. often lobed and sometimes the lower end 

 ones are compound. They are coarsely toothed. 



Floivers. — The small white flowers grow in 

 terminal ovate clusters. The sepals fall when 

 the flower opens. The stamens, protruding 

 beyond the petals, give the raceme a feathery 

 appearance. The stigma, maturing before the 

 anthers shed their pollen, necessitates cross 

 fertilization, which is effected by small bees. 



This is a plant of the woods, and the fruit, 

 with its beautiful rich coloring, brightens the 

 wooded roadside in July. Near by the Wild 

 Sarsaparilla drupes are blackening, while in more 

 open spaces the Red and the Black Raspberries 

 offer their delicious fruits. 



Its range is from Maine, south to New Jersey 

 and Pennsylvania, and westward. 



COMMON BARBERRY 

 Berberis vulgaris Barberry Family 



Fruit. — The oblong scarlet berries grow in 

 clusters, w^hich are usually drooping. Each 

 berry commonly has one seed, which is erect and 



