BROOM-RAPE FAMILY 
( Orobanchacece) 
(B) Beech Drops; Cancer-root (Epifagus virgim- 
ana ). This peculiar growth is found almost exclusively 
in beech woods. 
The stem attains heights of 6 to 20 inches. At the 
ends of the branches are a number of curved, tubular 
flowers; these are stained a dull magenta. 
Beech Drops attaches its roots to those of beech trees 
and gets all its sustenance from them. It blooms from 
August to Oct. and ranges from N. B. to Minn, and 
southwards. 
(A) One-flowered Cancer-root; Broom-rape ( Oro- 
banche uniflora ) is an attractive little parasite with a 
subterranean scaly stem, each branch sending up one to 
four very slender stalks from 3 to 6 inches high and 
bearing at the top a single blossom each. 
Their color varies from a pale purple to a cream color 
and they average about three-quarters of an inch in 
length. It is found in moist woods throughout the 
United States and southern Canada. 
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