. Our early wild flowers [microform] : a study of the herbaceous plants blooming in early spring in the northern states and Canada. Wild flowers; Botany; Fleurs sauvages; Botanique. GINSENG FAMILY of compound leaves on the flower-scape. A sweet, nut-like tuber, about half an inch in diameter, lies deep in the earth and is somewhat difficult to obtain; the stem that leads to it is so slender and delicate that it 'ft ; t -; i .-1. Dwarf Ginseng. Pinax Irifolium breaks, and the little tuber is lost. This tuber is edible, and there is a tradition that the early settlers of this country used it for
. Our early wild flowers [microform] : a study of the herbaceous plants blooming in early spring in the northern states and Canada. Wild flowers; Botany; Fleurs sauvages; Botanique. GINSENG FAMILY of compound leaves on the flower-scape. A sweet, nut-like tuber, about half an inch in diameter, lies deep in the earth and is somewhat difficult to obtain; the stem that leads to it is so slender and delicate that it 'ft ; t -; i .-1. Dwarf Ginseng. Pinax Irifolium breaks, and the little tuber is lost. This tuber is edible, and there is a tradition that the early settlers of this country used it for food, whence the name Ground- nut. The fruit is a more or less perfect cluster of small, yellowish berries which ripen early, and the plant is soon overwhelmed by the rush of summer foliage. 162 li. 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 Keeler, Harriet L. (Harriet Louise), 1846-1921. Toronto : McClelland, Goodchild & Stewart
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