76 WHITE AND GREENISH 



WILD BALSAM-APPLE: Echinocystis lobata. 



Gourd Family. July Sept. 



A rapid climbing vine 10-20 feet long. 

 Found in rich, moist soil, beside streams and 

 in waste places. New Brunswick to Ken- 

 tucky, west to Manitoba and Texas. 



FLOWERS Greenish white, small, in loose clusters 

 from the leaf angles. 



LEAVES Deeply and sharply 5-lobed. 



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