Convallariaceae 51 



Known only in the Selkirks where it occurs 

 in colonies of considerable size in the rich 

 woods at Glacier; flowering in the middle of 

 June. 



_. Stem 1-3 feet high, much 



Disporum 



Oreganum branched and finely hairy above. 

 (S. Wats.) Leaves yellowish-green when 



B. and H. young, becoming darker with 

 Disporum. 



age, ovate or oblong, acuminate, 



distinctly heart-shaped at the base, 2-4 

 inches long, hairy, especially beneath. 

 Flowers appearing as the leaves unfold 

 greenish-yellow or nearly white, drooping 

 i or 2 together at the ends of the branches ; 

 sepals and petals spreading half an inch or 

 more in length, lanceolate and narrowed at 

 the base into a broad claw ; stamens exserted, 

 anthers yellow; style simple, larger than the 

 stamens; berry ovate, half an inch in diam- 

 eter, smooth or nearly so when ripe, bright 

 red and few-seeded. 



In moist rich woods throughout the region, 

 most abundant on the western slope of the 



