WILD FLOWERS white and greenish 



nificant, and the yellow-tipped stamens surround the 

 central cluster of green pistils. They occur on terminal 

 foot stems, and the large, five-parted, white-edged, 

 green calyx alternates with the widely separated 

 petals. The seed ripens in burr-like clusters, with long, 

 hooked tips that play havoc with one's clothing, to 

 which they adhere with an especial delight. This plant 

 ranges from Canada to Georgia and Missouri. 



BLACK RASPBERRY. BLACK CAP 



Rubus occidentalis. Rose Family. 

 The smooth, curving, cane-like stalk of this species 

 often roots again at the tip, and it grows some ten or 

 twelve feet in length. It is sparingly covered with 

 small, hooked prickers. The leaf is three-parted, 

 rarely five, and the leaflets are oval and pointed. The 

 under surfaces are of a much lighter shade than the 

 upper, and the edges are coarsely toothed. The five- 

 petalled white flowers are densely clustered in pretty, 

 round terminal heads. This is the favourite little 

 Black Cap that country children like to string on grass 

 stems when they go berrying for fun. It is common 

 especially in burnt-over districts, and along fence 

 rows, stone walls, and neglected farm buildings, 

 everywhere from Georgia and Mississippi northward 

 to Quebec and Ontario. 



HIGH BUSH BLACKBERRY 



Rubus alUghmiensis. Rose Family. 

 A very common, scrubby, branching bramble with 

 long, grooved, erect or curving stalks growing from 



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