. Bulletin. Agriculture. 34 AMERICAN MEDICINAL LEAVES AND HERBS. SQUAW VINE. Mitchella re pens L. Other common namea.—Checkerberry, partridgeberry, deerberry, hive vine, squaw- berry, twinberrv, chickonberry, cowberry, boxberry, foxberry, partridge vine, winter clover, wild running box, oneberrj', pigeonberry, pnakebeiTy, two-eyed ber- ry, squaw-plum. Habitat and range.—The ^jquaw vine is common in woods from Nova Scotia to Minnesota and south to Florida and Arkansas, where it is generally found creeping about the bases of trees. Description.—This slen- der, creeping or trailing evergreen herb
. Bulletin. Agriculture. 34 AMERICAN MEDICINAL LEAVES AND HERBS. SQUAW VINE. Mitchella re pens L. Other common namea.—Checkerberry, partridgeberry, deerberry, hive vine, squaw- berry, twinberrv, chickonberry, cowberry, boxberry, foxberry, partridge vine, winter clover, wild running box, oneberrj', pigeonberry, pnakebeiTy, two-eyed ber- ry, squaw-plum. Habitat and range.—The ^jquaw vine is common in woods from Nova Scotia to Minnesota and south to Florida and Arkansas, where it is generally found creeping about the bases of trees. Description.—This slen- der, creeping or trailing evergreen herb, a member of the madder family (Rubiacesc), has stems 6 to 12 inches long, rooting at the joints, and roundish- oval, rather thick, shining, dai'k-green opposite leaves about half an inch in length, whidi are blunt at the apex and rounded or somewhat heart shaped at the base, with margins entire. Sometimes the leaves show whitish veins. The plant flowers from about April to June, pro- ducing fragrant whitish, sometimes pale-pur]ilish, funnel-shajHHl and 4-lobed flowers, two borne to- gether on a stalk and having the ovaries (seed-bearing portion) united, resulting in a double, berry like fruit. These fruits are red and contain eight small, bony nutlets. (Fig. 20.) They remain on the vine through the winter and are edible, though practically tasteless. Collection, prices, andiises.—The leaves and stems (herb) are collected at almost any time of the j'ear and range in price from about 3i to 4 cents a pound. The leaves have no odor and are somewhat astringent and bitter. Squaw vine has tonic, astringent, and diuretic i:)roperties. 219. Fig. 20.—Squaw vino (Mitchella rcpcns), loaves and Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Bureau of Plant Industry. Washington : G. P
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