108 HOW TO KNOW WILD FRUITS 



like that of a Horse-chestnut leaf. Each leaflet 

 is ovate or obovate, thin, and sharply toothed, 

 with a pointed apex and narrowed or rounded 

 base. 



Flowers. — The greenish j^ellow, polygamous 

 flowers grow in small, simple umbels. July, 

 August. 



The root of the Ginseng is in such demand 

 for its supposed medicmal value that the plant 

 has become quite rare. Recently Ginseng plan- 

 tations have been started to supply the demand 

 for the root. The Chinese, especially, prize it as 

 a remedy for fatigue and a preventive against old 

 age. The Chinese name for it is Jinchen, mean- 

 ing manlike, from its fancied two-legged shape. 

 Its range is south to Alabama and west to Min- 

 nesota, Nebraska, and Missouri. 



LOW OR DWARF CORNEL. BUNCHBERRY 

 Cornus Canadensis Dogwood Family 



Fruit. — The bright red drupes grow in a com- 

 pact bunch at the summit of the stem. They 

 are globose and bear the calyx teeth at the tip. 

 The solitary stone is smooth and nearly globular. 



