PALE STRAWBERRY 
Fragaria glauca (Watson) Rydberg 
Wild strawberries grow almost evety where in the Canadian Rock- 
ies. Their large white flowers with yellow centets and the bright red 
fruits which follow them ate known to all campers. Later in the sea- 
son the leaves turn red. The plants propagate by runners, produced 
after the fruiting season. A tea made from the leaves is most effica- 
cious in intestinal complaints, and its properties were known to the 
Indians, who often chewed the leaves for the same purpose. Wild 
sttawberries are found throughout most of the United States and 
Canada, and also extend fat southward along the mountains of Mexico. 
Long ago they wete brought into cultivation, and they have been im- 
ptoved greatly, at least in size, by horticulturists. 
This member of the Rose Family ranges from Nevada, New Mex- 
ico, and South Dakota to British Columbia. 
The sketch was made from a specimen collected in the valley of 
Baker Creek, thirty miles by trail from Lake Louise, at an altitude of 
5,000 feet. 
PLATE 3.62 
