40 ABOUT BLOODROOTS 



be a good beginning to know about those little 

 floral leaves. When I was a child I learned that 

 Bloodroot had been a very good friend to the In- 

 dians. It was with its sap that they painted their 

 faces and dyed their feathers and straws for their 

 baskets. Sometimes it is called Indian Paint, or 

 Red Puccoon." 



I was just a little sorry not to have heard this 

 story before Francis went home. 



