BLACK OR DARK PURPLE 171 



Floivers. — The flowers are dioecious and grow 

 in full-flowered clusters on long flattened stems. 

 July. 



Long-stalked Greenbrier, as the name indicates, 

 bears its flowers and fruits on long stems. These 

 are more than twice as long as the petioles. The 

 main stem is circular and sometimes armed with 

 straight prickles along its lower part. Most of 

 the plant is unarmed. It belongs to our southern 

 section from New Jersey to Florida and west to 

 Indiana and Missouri. It favors dry sandy soil. 



BRISTLY GREENBRIER. STRETCH BERRY 

 Smilax Bona-nox Smilax Family 



Fruit. — These berries are black with a bloom. 

 The umbels are borne on a flattened stem about 

 twice the length of the leaf stem. The berry 

 usually has but one large seed. Its pulp is 

 elastic, hence the name Stretch Berry. 



Leaves. — The leaves are round, heart-shaped, 

 or often much broadened at the base and nar- 

 rowed midway of their length, giving a some- 

 what two-lobed appearance to the base. The 

 apex is bristle tipped, and the margin and mid- 



