356 FLOWERS OF FIELD, HILL, AND SWAMP 



in long, terminal racemes, showy, an intense blue. Extreme 

 height, 5 feet. 



Its range is south and west of Pennsylvania. 



3. Dwarf Larkspur 



D. tricbnie has deeply divided leaves, few flowers in a loose 

 raceme, with diverging pods. An early bloomer, its delicate 

 blue or white flowers appearing in April and May. Same 

 range as the last. 



4, Red Baneberry 



Actaea spicata. — Family, Crowfoot. Color, white ; berries 

 red. Leaves, large, broad, twice or thrice compound, the leaf- 

 lets cut and toothed. Time, April, May. 



Sepals, 4 or 5, falling early. Petals, 4 to 10, small, broad- 

 ened above, on slender claws. Stamens, numerous, with white 

 filaments. Pistil, i, making a many-seeded, oval, cherry-col- 

 ored berry. ^ 



Flowers in a short, thick raceme at the end of the stem, which 

 bears few leaves, and grows about 2 feet high. A handsome 

 plant, especially when the bright fruit enlivens the woods. 



5. White Baneberry 



A. dlba is even more conspicuous, with white berries on 

 curiously thickened red stalks. At the tip of the berry is a 

 black spot. Although the flowers are small, this plant in fruit 

 cannot be mistaken. Its compound, sharply-toothed leaves 

 are broad and handsome. The berries of actaea are poison- 

 ous. 



Both species have a wide range in our Eastern woods, from 

 New England southward. 



6. Golden Seal. Orange-root. Yellow Puccoon 

 Hydrastis Canadensis.— Family, Crowfoot. Color, green- 



