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ish white. Leaves, i from the root, 2 near the summit of the 

 flower-stem, rounded or heart-shaped at base, 5 to 7-lobed, 

 4 to 9 inches wide, doubly tootiied. Time, early spring. 



petals, none. . Sepals, 3, colored, soon falling. Stamens, 

 numerous. Pistils, about 12, with fiat, double stigmas. Fruit, 

 a head of crimson, 2-seeded berries. Rootstock yellow and 

 bitter. 



An interesting little plant with a single flower terminating a 

 low and hairy stem, bearing a pair of quite large leaves. From 

 New York southward and westward. 



7. Blue Cohosh. Pappoose-root 



Caulophyllum thallctrdides. — Family, Barberry. Color, 

 yellowish green. Leaves, i, large, 3-divided, the divisions 

 3-lobed, situated just below the flower, sessile, so that the 

 flower-stem seems to be the leaf-stalk. A second, smaller 

 leaf sometimes appears. Time, April, iVIay. 



Sepals, petals, and stamens, 6. Pistil, i, with a short style. 

 Petals, small, thickish, with short claws, opposite the sepals. 

 Floivers, in a small panicle, terminating the simple stem. 

 Fruit, a pair of round seeds on thick stalks, which by expan- 

 sion burst the ovary covering, become naked, drupe -like, blue 

 and somewhat fleshy, when ripe. 



A conspicuous plant, especially when in fruit, loving the soli- 

 tude of deep woods, growing in rich soil. 



8. Celandine Poppy 



Stylophorum diphyllum. — Family, Poppy. Color, deep yel- 

 low. Leaves, deeply cut, those from the root bearing a pair 

 of small leaflets. 



Sepals, 2, rough and hairy. Petals, 4. Style, prominent. 

 Pod, bristly. 



Low plants, with orange-colored juice, and few leaves on the 



