BUNCHBERRY 



Cornus canadensis Linnaeus 



FRUIT OF PLATE 27 1 



When in August the bunchberry is in fruit, it is even more strik- 

 ing than when in flower, for the berries are exceptionally brilliant 

 in color. They are relished by wild birds, though insipid and unat- 

 tractive to our taste. Both stems and leaves also turn red, enhancing 

 the charm of the bunchberry's home, in the shady places of the deep 

 northern forest. 



Owing to the wide range of the bunchberry, it is well known 

 to flower lovers everywhere. From West Virginia to New Jersey 

 it grows only on the higher mountains, but it descends to sea level 

 from Massachusetts to Labrador. It is common also in the moun- 

 tainous regions of western North America from Colorado and Cali- 

 fornia to Alaska. 



The sketch was made from a specimen collected near Hector, 

 British Columbia, Canada, at an altitude of 4,500 feet. 



PLATE 272. 



