SCARLET ELDER 



Sambucus fubens Michaux 



Although rather inconspicuous in spring when its small, green- 

 ish-white flowers open, scarlet elder is a striking plant in summer 

 and fall, with its bunches of brightly colored berries against a back- 

 ground of deep green leaves. The bushes are from five to thirty feet 

 in height. Since they grow in rather barren, rocky places, and are 

 not particular about soil or altitude, they have a wide distribution. 

 The elders belong to the Honeysuckle Family. 



This species is a rather northern one, ranging from the moun- 

 tains of Georgia to those of Colorado and California, and north- 

 ward to Newfoundland and Alaska. 



The sketch was made from a specimen collected near Glacier 

 House, Glacier, British Columbia, at an altitude of 3,500 feet. 



PLATE 2.6o 



