USEFUL WILD PLANTS 



A dark blue dye Peter Kalm found in vogue among 

 the Pennsylvania colonists, derived from the Eed or 

 Swamp Maple {Acer ruhrum, L.), that charming 



KiNNIKINNIK 



(Cornus sericea) 



tree whose vivid blossoms, appearing before the 

 leaves, add so much of glory to the early spring 

 landscapes of our Atlantic seaboard. The bark, says 



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