WHITE AND GREENISH , WILD FLOWERS 
and paler and hairy beneath. The white or yellowish- 
green, bell-shaped flowers are usually arranged in pairs, 
and droop and nod beneath the leaves on fine stems 
springing from the leaf axils. The tubular flower is six 
lobed at the opening, but is not spreading, and has six 
stamens and a pistil. The berry is round, pulpy, and 
blue-black in colour. The horizontal rootstock is thick 
and jointed. This plant was formerly employed in heal- 
ing bruises, particularly those about the eyes, and for 
wounds and skin eruptions. It was also highly esteemed 
as acosmetic. The berries are said to be poisonous, 
The species blossoms from April to July in woods 
and thickets, from New Brunswick to Michigan, 
and south to Florida and West Virginia. 
LARGE FLOWERED WAKE-ROBIN 
Trillium grandiflorum. Lily Family. 
The Trilliums rank among the foremost of our 
native woodland wild flowers, and they possess an 
individuality that compares favourably with the 
exclusive traits of the Arbutus, the Gentians, the 
Lobelias, and the Orchids. This beautiful, large, 
white-flowered species is one of the choicest and best: 
known of its family. It is found during May and June, 
in damp, rich woods, and grows from eight to eigh- 
teen inches high. The single, smooth, stout, juicy 
stalk terminates with a whorl of three large, hand- 
some, broadly egg-shaped, triple-ribbed leaves which 
taper suddenly at the apex and are narrowed to a 
stemless base. They are loose-textured, prominently 
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