S TXT TON \^ 



FLowERixc; siikins 



RED BANEBERRY 



Actcra spicata 7'ar. ar^^uta. Crowfoot Familv 



Stems: one to six feet high from a fascicle of short hranchini^^ roots. 

 Leaves: ternate, the divisions pinnate, with the lower ultimate leariets 

 sometimes again compound, ovate, sometimes obscurely three-lobed, 

 toothed. Flowers : in oblong terminal racemes, sometimes divided towards 

 the base, loose: petals oblong, obtuse. Fruit: berries red, oval, manv- 

 seeded. 



The Red Bancbern- is a i)crcnnial licrb, not a shrub; but 

 since it grows to the height of si.\ feet, antl is a very large 

 bushy plant, it has been placed in this Section for greater 

 convenience. The foliage is abundant and c-oluscU \eined, 

 and the tiny flowers, which grow in oblong, close-set, terminal 

 racemes, are feather\' and delicate in ai)|K'arance. This plant 

 usually flourishes in the dense forest glades, where tbe daintv 

 white blossoms and clusters of brigbt red beriies adorning 

 its slender stalks render it both attriictixe and conspicuous. 



ROCKY MOUNTAIN GRAPE 



Berber is repois. barberry Family 



A low glabrous shrub. Leaves: petioled, pinnate, the leatiels three to 

 .seven, ovate, obtuse, truncate at the base, sessile, thick, finely reticulated, 

 dentate with spine-bearing teeth. Flowers: in short racemes, the clusters 

 terminal and axillary, many-tlowered. yellow. Fruit: a globose dark blue 

 berrv. 



