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♦ Sambucus caerulea. A great variety of elderberries have 

 been lumped in literature under this name. There is so much varia- 

 tion between them that it seems there should be some division made. 

 There is a form #iich is abundant in most of our mountains at rather 

 high altitude. This, often called S. neo-mexicana, is seldom more 

 than a largo shrub. It grows along streams and on moist north- 

 facing slopes and in .some places appears to be a fairly good erosion 

 control plant. Yilhere it grows erosion control, however, is not 

 commonly a problem. The fruits are edible after a fashion and are 

 sometimes used, for making wine and pics. For the latter purpose they 

 serve well for something to be sweetened and on proper flavoring, 

 may servo as a substitute for pie. The berries are delectable 

 food for birds. 



A southern form of this is called Samb ucus caerulea var. 

 arizonica. It often forms a large tree. VVhcrc these trees are nu- 

 merous frequently much jroung growth sprouts up. This is browsed 

 often to the point of extermination. The fruits are much the same 

 as those of the mountain form. It appears that the young growth 

 of this plant may be excellent for the control of erosion. 



Sa mbucus me x ic ana is quite commonly planted in southern New 

 I.Ioxico and south rn Arizona. The leaves of this arc quite hairy 

 in contrast to those- of S, caorule a, which are smooth-. These are 

 cultivated for their shade and for the fruits which arc similar to 

 those already described. 



Symph oricar pos occidentalis, the Coralberry which is so 

 common in swales and valleys in the foothills en the east slopes of 

 the mountains in Colorado, is probably superior to S, oreophilus 

 as an erosion control plant. It has the same habit of growth and 

 is extensive in many places even in the valleys in Kansas and 

 Nebraska. It is reported to be a good sheep browse. 



Sy mph or icarpos oreophilus. This Coralberry Bush is an 

 excellent erosion control plant for swales and deep draws in the 

 mountains of the southwest at altitudes of 4,000 to 0,000 feet. It 

 is not suitable for lower altitudes nor for extremely dry sites. 

 It has a mass of horizontal roots and the stems layer readily. The 

 plant furnishes a fair forage for sheep. 



Lonicera alb if lor a or Honeysuckle, has a wide range in the 

 lower mountains at altitudes from 3,000 to 6,000 feet in south- 

 western New Hexico and southern Arizona. It doubtless extends 

 also into Old Hexico. It may be necessary to divide what we have 

 been calling by this name into two distinct species. The true L, 

 alb if lora should be a vine but in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, for 

 example, it is an erect shrub with just an inclination to be vine- 



