April I, 1916 3^i- 



cts and bottom lands, Fulton, St. Helens road, etc. May to Oc- 

 tober; greenish. 



UrTICA gracilis Ait. 4. Stinginnr nettle. Waste places 

 and bottom land.';, South Pc>rllaud, Fulton, Sandy boulevard, etc. 

 Common about farm ) ard.s and fence rows. May to October; 

 greenish. 



X UrTica Brrtkroana Phiiippi. 4. Chile nettle. In- 

 frequent on ballast ground and waste places. Lower Albina. 

 Adventive from Chile. June, July; greenish. 

 HuMULUS L. Hop 



X HuMULUS LuPULUS L. 4. Conur.on hop. Occa.sional 

 on alluvial banks, fence corners and waste places, L. & C. fair 

 grounds, etc. Escaped from cultivation. Introduced from Eu- 

 rope. Jnly, Auj^nst; fruit September; yellowish. 



LORANTHACEAE D. Don. Mistletoe Family. 

 Phoradendron Nutt. Mistletoe. 

 Phoradendron villosum Nutt. 4. Western mistletoe. 

 Parasitic on Qnercus Garryana. In eaily days not uncommon, 

 but now quite rare on oak trees in the vicinity of Portland, 

 owing to its general use for decorative purposes during the 

 Chiistnias holiday.s. In recent years wagon loads of this species 

 are annually brought into the city to be sold during the holiday 

 season. In consequence of this it is now practically extermi- 

 nated in many localities where it was once abundant. Howell's 

 Flora says of this species "berries white." W^e have never found 

 it so. They are faint pinkish. May, June; greenish white. 



SANTALACEAE R. Br. Sandalwood Family. 

 COMANDRA Nutt. Comandra. 

 Comandra UMBELLATA (L.) Nutt. 4. Kultus berry. Infre- 

 quent in open woods, Oswego, Elk Rock, etc. Apiiltojure; 

 greenish white or purplish. 



ASARACEAE Link. Birthwort Family. 

 ASARUM [Tourn.] L. Wild ginger. 

 ASARUM CAUDATUM Lindl. 4. Western wild ginger; nigger 

 babies. Common in uioiit coniferous weeds, Macleay Park, Mt. 



