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WILD FLOWERS AND FRUITS 



39. Same as 38, but leaves with 3 leaflets, not finely dissected. 



Crinkle-root. Toothwort {Deniaria diphylla). Mus- 

 tard family. 

 Av. ht. I ft. ; flowers in cluster (or short raceme) 

 at end of stem; 4 sepals; 4 petals; leaves 2; leaf- 

 lets 3 ; root jointed, of pleasant taste. Rich woods. 

 Early spring, early summer. South and West. 



Three-toothed Cixquefoil {Potentilla tridentata). 

 Rose family. 

 Ht. under i ft., flowers with 5 petals; leaflets 3, 

 oblong, broad, 3 -toothed at end. Early summer. 



Yarrow {Achillea Millefolium). 



40. Same as 38, but leaves not finely dissected and not 

 with 3 leaflets. 



Tall Meadow Rue (Thalictrum polygamnni). Crow- 

 foot family. 

 Av. ht. 6 ft.; flowers small in compound panicles; 

 dehcate foliage; leaves 2-3 times compound; 

 leaflets numerous, rounded. Wet places and 

 roadsides. 



