KRUHSEA 



Kruhsea streptopoides (Ledebour) Kearney 



Anyone who has visited Glacier House, and walked to the foot of 

 the Illecillewaet Glacier, may have noticed beds of shiny green-leaved 

 plants suggestive of a small Solomonseal. The tiny greenish, bell- 

 shaped flowers hang from the under side of the stem, however, and are 

 usually missed by the transient visitor, whose efforts are centered merely 

 on climbing the trail to reach the edge of the ice. This rare member 

 of the Lily-of-the- valley Family has a somewhat restricted range, and 

 is especially interesting because it is one of those plants common to 

 both the American and Asiatic shores of the Pacific Ocean. 



It may be found from northern Washington to southern Alaska and 

 in the Selkirks of British Columbia; also in Japan and Siberia. 



The specimen sketched grew at Glacier, British Columbia, at an 

 elevation of 3,500 feet. 



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