324 MISCELLANEOUS 



WILD GINGER: Canada Snakeroot: Asarabacca. 



Asarum canadense. 



Birth wort Family. Apr. May. 



Found in rich woods. North Carolina, Mis- 

 souri and Kansas, northward to New Bruns- 

 wick and Manitoba. 



FLOWERS Brownish purple, with 3 long-pointed 

 divisions, borne on short stem close to 

 the ground, often hidden under the 

 leaves. 



LEAVES 2, broadly heart-shaped, leaf stems 

 hairy, 6-12 inches high, from aromatic 

 rootstock. 



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