MOUNTAIN Flow I:KS , , , 



A tall shrub consist in-- of a sini;lc stout stem tovci' 

 long sharp spines, whic h arc extremely poisonous. It usually 

 grows about six or eight teet high, and has huge palm-like 

 leaves, which are also ])rickl\ . The ilowers grow in a dense 

 cluster at the top of the stem; and in time turn into bright 

 red berries. 



This })lant should be carefullv avoided in the forests. It 

 has been rightly named "Devil's Club," since no human 

 being may touch it with impunitw 



RED-STEMMED DOGWOOD 



Con/us stoloiiifcra. Dogwood P'amily 



Stems: red. Leaves: slcnder-petioled. ovate, acuminale at the apex, 

 rounded at the base, entire. Flowers: in cvmes. tlat-topped; petals white. 

 Fruit : globose, blue. 



A handsome shrub, with bright red stems and numerous 



flat-topped clusters of prett\' little greenish-white tlowers. 



which have a very fragrant odour. The Western Indians call 



it Kiiinikijuiic, and dr\- and use the inner bark in place of 



tobacco; while the half-breeds of the plains call it lIarougi\ 



signifying *'a red switch." 



RED-BERRIED ELDER 



Sanibiicus raccinosd. I lone^suckle Family 



Stems: woody. Leaves: pinnately compound : leaflets lanceolate, acu- 

 minate at the apex, sharply serrate. Flowers: iu thyr.soid cymes, white 

 to yellowish. Fruit: small, scarlet. 



This shrub, which grows from ten to thirt\ feet high aiHl 

 has spreading branches and ami)le foliage, is wiilely distributed 

 over the continent. In fields and forests, by the n»ad.sides 

 and in neglected gardens, you will tind it sjM-in.ging up and 

 thriving with undaimted iKudihood amid the most barren sur- 

 roundings. It also grows at many elevations, being >een in 



