. Wild flowers of the North American mountains [microform]. Botany; Fleurs sauvages; Wild flowers; Botanique. 2l8 Pink to Red Flowers closely crowded in roundish leafy-hracted tlal-topped clus- ters at the ends of the manv branches. f 'i i , .1 i; 1 LONG-PLUMED AVENS GcHin trilidruiii. Rose I'";imily Seems: scape simple, three-llnwcrcd at tlic siinimit. Leaves: hasnl ones tufted, petioled, iiitcrriipte<lly pinnate, with ni;niy leallets interspersed among the numerous oho\,ite Larger one^; leaves of the scape two opiHjsite, small, sessile pairs. Flowers: of tUe pale pnriilish-
. Wild flowers of the North American mountains [microform]. Botany; Fleurs sauvages; Wild flowers; Botanique. 2l8 Pink to Red Flowers closely crowded in roundish leafy-hracted tlal-topped clus- ters at the ends of the manv branches. f 'i i , .1 i; 1 LONG-PLUMED AVENS GcHin trilidruiii. Rose I'";imily Seems: scape simple, three-llnwcrcd at tlic siinimit. Leaves: hasnl ones tufted, petioled, iiitcrriipte<lly pinnate, with ni;niy leallets interspersed among the numerous oho\,ite Larger one^; leaves of the scape two opiHjsite, small, sessile pairs. Flowers: of tUe pale pnriilish- |)ink petals surrounded hy a persistent red , f' and live lohed; hractlels linear, slightly louKer than the lanceolate, .iciiti', erect lobes. Fruit: sessile; style filiform an<l strongly i)lumi)se. A very curious jjlant. Its j,'encral appearance is that of hearing three lar,i,'e dull red Inids on a three-liranchcd red stem, with a number of little red I)racts clustered at the fork; for the pale pink or yellowish petals are st» ,dy hid- den away within the calyx that you do not observe them at a casual glance. The closed calyx forms these fat buds, which have five slender retlexed bracts set between their lobes, and from their pointed tips protrude a number of yellow stamens. When the petals and sepals fall off the long jjlumose tails that adorn the ripened heads of the .\vens are exceedingly attractive. Many long finely cut leaves grow at the base of this plant. ARCTIC RASPBERRY Rtibus arcticus. Rose Family Stems: erect, branclied at base. Leaves: trifoliolate; leaflets sessile, rhombic-ovate, nnecptally serrate. Flowers: solitary; sepals ac\ite, equalling the obovate entire petals. Fruit: light red, )f several drupe- lets, edible. A dwarf alpine Raspberry, about six inches high, that grows at an altitude of 8000 feet. It has a few large three- parted leaves and one or two rose-pink flowers composed of. Please note that these images are e
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