. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. plants; furxishixo root dri'gs. 39 (loses are said to be emetic and siiiallor doses tonic and exi)ectorant. The price paid for twinleaf root ranges from al>out o to 7 cents a pound. MAV-API'LK. I'Dihiithiilliiiit iiclldtiini L. Plianiincoptrial naiiir.âPodopliylluni. Otliii- fiiiinniiii iianiiH.âMandralie. wilil mandrake. American mandrake, wild lemon, sround-lemoii. lios-iipple. devirs-apple. Indian apple, raccoon-berry, duck"s-foot. umbrella-plant, vegetable calomel. ffdbitat uikJ laiii/c-âThe May-apple is an indigenous found in
. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. plants; furxishixo root dri'gs. 39 (loses are said to be emetic and siiiallor doses tonic and exi)ectorant. The price paid for twinleaf root ranges from al>out o to 7 cents a pound. MAV-API'LK. I'Dihiithiilliiiit iiclldtiini L. Plianiincoptrial naiiir.âPodopliylluni. Otliii- fiiiinniiii iianiiH.âMandralie. wilil mandrake. American mandrake, wild lemon, sround-lemoii. lios-iipple. devirs-apple. Indian apple, raccoon-berry, duck"s-foot. umbrella-plant, vegetable calomel. ffdbitat uikJ laiii/c-âThe May-apple is an indigenous found in low woods, usually grow- ing in patches, from western Quebec to Minnesota, south to Florida and Texas. J) c s c y i p t I ij n of plant.âA patch of May-apple can be dis- tingiiished from afar, the smooth, dark-green foliage and close and even stand making it a conspicuous feature of the woodland vege- tation. is a per- ennial plant, and he- longs to the barberry f a m i 1 y ( Berberida- cert>). It is erect, and grows about 1 foot in height. The leaves are only two in number, circular in outline. l)Ut with five to seven deep lobes, the lobes 2 cleft, and toothe*! at the ajiex : they are dark green above, the lower surface lighter green and somewhat hairy or smooth, some- times 1 foot in diameter, and borne on long leafstalks which are fixed to the cen- ter of the leaf, giving it an umbrella-like appearance. The waxy-\^â¢hite, solitary llower, sometimes 2 inches in diameter, appears in May, nodding on its short stout stalk, generally right between the two large umbrella-like leaves, which shade it and hide it from view. (Fig. 14.) The fruit which follows is lemon shaped, at first green, then yellow, about 2 inches in length, and edible, although wheu eaten lumioderately it is known to have produced bad effeits. In a i)atch of May-apple plants there are always a number of sterile or (lowerless stalks, which bear leaves similar to those of the flowering plants.
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