WILD FLOWERS WHITE AND GREENISH 
July. It also resembles a small yellow, egg-shaped 
tomato, such as are used for preserving. In some 
localities in the South, where the hogs are allowed to 
roam at will, they feed upon this fleshy seed case, and 
consequently the plant is known by the inappropriate 
name of Hog Apple. The fruit is sweetish, slightly 
acid to the taste, has a sickish flavour, and is the only 
part of the plant that can be eaten with impunity. This 
plant is not a true Mandrake, although this name is 
commonly applied to it. The leaves, stalk, and stems 
of the May Apple are poisonous if taken internally, 
and these parts should not be placed in the mouth. 
The root contains powerful medicinal properties that 
are likely to cause serious effects unless administered by 
a physician in small quantities. The Latin name 
is derived from pous, podes, a foot, and phylion, a leaf, 
alluding to a fancied resemblance of the leaf to the 
webbed foot of a duck. The fruit of this species 
should not be confused with the May Apple of New 
England which is altogether different. The latter 
is a curious, pulpy growth occurring upon the Azalea 
or Swamp Honeysuckle. The Mandrake is more or 
less common in low, rich woods where the ground is 
shaded and moist. It ranges from Quebec and 
Ontario to Minnesota, Florida, Louisiana, and Texas. 
BLOODROOT. INDIAN PAINT. RED PUCCOON 
Sanguinaria canadénsis. Poppy Family. 
The Bloodroot is one of the very earliest spring 
flowers. Long before the trees and shrubs take on 
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