QUEENCUP 
Clintonia uniflora (Menzies) Kunth 
FRUIT OF PLATE 203 
The fruit of the queencup is not easily found. Although the plants 
often form dense patches, and the leaves cover the ground thickly, 
only an occasional plant bears fruit. The berry is of an exquisite blue 
color, almost black, and is said to be poisonous, although its unpleasant 
flavor alone would probably prevent one from eating it. 
Queencup is found from Montana to California and northward 
to southeastern Alaska. 
The specimen sketched was obtained in the valley of the Kootenay 
River in British Columbia, at an altitude of 4,000 feet. 
PLATE 204 
