72 Loranthaceae 



Staminate catkins, commonly solitary, about 

 J an inch long; cones when ripe J-i inch long. 

 In moist ground and thickets in the lower 

 valleys through the Rockies, frequent. 



A shrub 4-20 feet high with 

 Alnus tenui- 



folia Nutt brown bark. Leaves more or 

 Slender- less broadly ovate, 2-3 inches 



leaved Alder. \ on g t acute, rounded or slightly 

 heart-shaped at the base, acutely doubly 

 toothed, light green and smooth on both sides 

 or slightly hairy. Staminate catkins slender, 

 drooping, 1-2 inches long; fruiting cones 

 erect, J an inch or less long. 



In moist places and thickets and stream 

 banks at the higher elevations throughout 

 the region, very abundant in the Selkirks. 



LORANTHACE^ 



Mistletoe Family 



ParasnV'c herbs growing on woody plants 

 and absorbing their food from the host plant 

 through specialised roots; leaves opposite, 



