Bui. 545, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



PLATE XLVIII. 



MOUNTAIN ELDER (SAMBUCUS MELANOCARPA). 



foliage "^ f thC palatabUit y of mountain elder, sheep usually leave the lower branches quite bare of 



<aS3?r Cl ??v? S f m ?" ntain el er are often f ound on the range. Since the species is comparatively 

 short lived this condition may be due, in part at least, to age. 



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