STRAW BERRY-BLITE 
Chenopodium capitatum (Linnaeus) Ascherson 
The flowets of strawberty-blite are small, greenish, and inconspicu- 
ous. The plant is showy, however, in late summer when in fruit. It 
produces quantities of globular, pulpy, berrylike fruits crowded on 
the stems, which appeat too weak to carry such a heavy load. It is 
sometimes called Indian strawberry, although it is not at all related 
to the true strawberries, being a member of the Goosefoot Family. 
The fruit is not eaten, but the Indians used the ted juice of the fruit 
as a dye. 
This plant has a wide tange, occurring from New Jersey north- 
watd to Nova Scotia and westwatd to Illinois, California,and Alaska. 
It is found also in Europe and Asia. 
The specimens painted were gathered by the side of the motor 
toad in the Bow Valley between Banff and Lake Louise, Albetta, at 
an altitude of 4,000 feet. 
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