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FIG. 57. Crowberry (Einpetrum nigruiji). a, a staminate flowering branch, slightly 

 enlarged ; t>, part of pistillate flowering branch ; c, a single staminate flower ; 

 d, a single pistillate flower. 



Crowberry flowers early in the season, often in 

 April, and then the male flowers show their crimson 



