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L, ^|^^iiUi^H»niiPnfitiH Krlt Pror. r^lir A^rul. ii. U, iSR^; Wci^l, E'rf»(. Acad. PIilI. ISSS, ICrnL D[ik£^ CSqnI. nirH>Jh. IR7I, 'OO^ 

 4ithI Jf>L4M- Linn, Roc. \iv. p. S^2; l^-^l. GatMi^Dta. I. 710= Uudhanr?, Hhn. SE^ UnH^dn Sf>fTC^ I. lLJ7G-fp. 



L- I^rfr^iSrf. KuIUlIL, l^cll^ 



Ebfr^ rqiCfiLiuin nudov. yoliu in vi^LctLli^ IL-i[^-rotbtL4 du^it4it ml aujwtjom ^|a&f^ oblabcoolaLa^ ^utn^hitLa^ woiiliLi^ ^bf^n 



.1-4 [H>11- lL^Q|?At EJ|n^ mOnhJIU ^-I'J lilL llla, UUbi^ viruLia. i" mralLo a^ IruLn jrnHtm rq^inLiLv Vr-hiilit^ Int^^tilLilhiiH i]hlii|Uii 



lanLtslLirtii, Bnc^-rniu^ l-|MHln1iv l^M-flfln^^c^]K^nflcwS-'^ poLL. latufl, iH^lLctllift iii«ndLMbtib*w, infwinnlm" 2-i p^Jl- Innfri", 

 bnictri"^ |harni4^ obLuLrocilrLt^A \iA liiLcmnlhU!^ l^■^lLJLtlLlu^1 Hn^i-H^nLm k, in|i4ni]ibihLilWnt, aJlhidiibi^ ^^-S fiAU lon^ara, uiLw 



k'^ Ltrr PLh^llLh m^l |nir[iLiTL^h eiii4-tum, piiiH^c^ri jmiLcisn Iannis lilwini* t|fflr*i^^ «|(nn^t" H^blruLn-iJiLti", ■■ Ihml ti-LL-cilti rtLperiof U 



S-^ Lillr InttK, All bfLdin M-tiMLEii An^ihhtiLEin, Unn? ri^pinng (t^l-iiEl- ^ l4 fiiiaiSTtuiec nih]H'tLi>» fidiiatU. StUDlLIVL porlaDlllio qmdlT^TlC4 



biTvwra; nnlhcriH ]iiCoi^ -S-iS lin. Imij^Lv Ontfiiiii M-fl liq- IcjrgnnfcH *ljln runflirt HibldpLo bn^^Lin. 



BuLb nbtii|t3^ uibrhiKomatou^ n^mpiTfcd ^nf |f>Tt}f, dChrfT]^^ wfcutEdk haI^n ii[^idir:c1 qi Ibn^Efc* lia.-w uy a liorLxDntil axL4. ^!4c:iii ^-i> 

 n^ bif^k^ ^'TTcti Ihti^h', ^lalhtLiut. Tj^b^H^n HTcml L^ivtinct wliHHrJs -■ Eo-I iodhi^^ or irorc a]H:irti irinnk upn^f ti lo 13 aUui- 

 »ol*l4^ aprowlNn^ U^A^ cr^ ^^ EhicbE* loiijik by 1-!J lin?-< tin;«£l, glatirou^f Tuofc ur Il'^s n^vc^L at tliL' cJ|{i^+, Lin^i^iLnnlf i-d-im^ 

 iomrtiiniH KT^itttnTd cm tit upper part gf tlu.^ iln-iii- FlH>wfin 5 Lo 30, In fc rtiWliic Twrfiing fc fi>H>t IciBg- Ti.'JuiicIci awcDdiiig, 

 2-4 incbcfl lonp, ^Hb * InncofJak^ brad ile ttn- brui-^r ™rb_ PH-rinntb irbiic ™- Lilui-, inure f* Ie^ja tiiifli^i with [lurpli^n am] 

 BH>lt«l H^Ti llhL' throat. ^^ ^ Midq^ tIi^L dLvi^Loni oblinfvotatc', iifLiToih~«l t^ tin? basci mnt [mpLllnnc. O^t^' b-Q lii^^f Imhg , 

 4hl^ H-!t hoc JiQ^p mnvd tp^vnlM ilwL tep^^ligbEly cnu^Jng ihr lilamcTit^; nnllicn j'cLl^w, G^ liiin^ lo^^ <.^i]HuJc r^-^ifiiL- 



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rimi^ UaJnnjti]!] Inili wn- prt^bi^Uy tlL>:( lirou^lit to iiolitc bj 1>r- Ki.i.Lu^d, Cff San Fr,inidst&H Tfho tTchlblted, 

 u drii^d tf|7(:(:iutii and (iiiuri^ or thn^ pinikt at a mei^LLEig vf i\^e Cnlifonilan Aca^lcmy of Sciences in IHS^r It 

 had prtvkrtl^k bwu fcmnd bj Jr.vFi:]tv^ whu biTii ^|3i;i:lr[HJLi^ Ihj lilt: Kuw llciharLLiiUj j^atbtrL-cf lei lfl53. ITit plnntn 

 how^TCr, iva^ iLL>t d^^^L^Hbid til! ISt^n ^v||«u |)il Khi.T^cn gaTL it tkc iiauac or/^ViEj^ UtfjAii^ldJti^rtFiJ^l; Blld it ii'il=^ 

 li^dil dawriLtd by TKOFr A, WoUD midfr the Jiame nainf lel IHfiS. 



Nc»L^itlh'^[Hi[L[tiihg its bcftiit\% Ihis plant ^vn^ not iutrtKlLii-i.^ hitft our ^rdtns until rcfflT^llv^ when Roes^l, ihr 

 wtlUknow!] b^aniH^al 1niv<3lkT, having bttll pnt c^Et tht kC^jhI by llEhlt Ma^ Lhi^htlik^ dI" lladcn^ -unt Lini ii 

 Con^igiinst^ELC vf bulbs from CalifijrLiLan wbk-b atiiv^^d 111 IttfiH. SbiHrlly alVer tlil^ it Ho^^-ctliI iil Mh. IjKrt-EiTLih':> 

 ;ank]i> Jiiid Wift inured hy !>«_ Dkc^hl ia Hit ^ GjrCL-iiHur.i,' -itifl alio in Mn. Van Ih^jTrK'^ ^ Floi'fl ilti Strrt-s/ 

 Id lti7L hlil^I 1S73 lai^^ quant it w.^ were cvllcct^ hv Mk Rdk7.]. and sctit to Europe, which have 3low fousiU iheir 

 ^vuy into tLc Landd of moi^t iliuateurs nnd nnr^L-ryiut^u. 



'niou[;h thift ^dailt lias not LilliLrtu Liillt^; lealiiCH>d in Hardens tlit- Eil^ll etpivl^linn:* that weiv rorniGil of \\^ 

 betLaty> thero U no ihmht that the hettrr Tarictic^^ whE-n ticII Li-tsibUnbtd, will rank fiinonj the iiaic&l Lilir^. 



In imnsLdciing the btnt mcftnH of ttttftiinili; ihii. uhjto^l Wc muat fir^r de^^cilhe Hoc schI and climate cf i(^ 

 nativ4: Imbitat. 



Rn. Kk].LOCC: iKtya in the: ^ t^irden/ January 3, Ifl?^ :— "It ocrurf in thu CuyiLtnaco Mnnnlninln Sfin DL^^ 

 connty (itft ino^t s.t>tithtni kiiowil limit at present), northward ailtniir ||ie we^t^jm filupK of tlii; Sirrru Nt^vada 

 btjt^ctll 3fl00 and GOflfl ft^t elfvaLLQu, in Orui^^^n to the ColninlHa ji%4.^r, and uu thi: LOuMt-nin|HH>ji un^ch vf Sjpt 

 Vram^iKffli, i:<|wciii[ly In tllfl JZaalcrn part5 of Mendcidno Jiid L I uuiholdL couutiL:*. lo »ll lhi>kicalLtica tiaEow] it tuTcur^ 

 either Oh rid**"^- ^r nn ll^jbtly ^^hatl^^d i,Iqjm!i. of Hdirt-^ haTiuR a poron^ loose soil rtsllii!f on a nr^TcUt ^nli^olL At 

 iiOtlmthaTcInietwLthu plant of this ^pccie> In a soil of w)ncl] tbc drainage waii not [Rrftctpur^biih ^vbn^n foiiinl 

 un a slojiC, did ni]t face to ftome point Lct^itcli hJMI and soutli. Hie pale, L™hrly'MH:ah>d, ovoid Lmll; i:^ fonnd nE n 

 dcptb of la to yet Uiohcfl. 1114; btl-ht of tlie ^tLin. the nnmhcr of wllorU and of flo^tri on 1 Mugk sltui, var^ 

 Teryniurb aeeordin- to :iuil, V^sLlLou, and nue of the bulk Mnch has huiil said about tlit. diOicUlly nf LiillivaLLnis 

 LinA beautiful ^pecica. I ^iLhu-^ly confess tlia! I liaNcaUo miLi^Elb many rerL-rsp^ uniil I paid pc^tLM-T fttttntlon 

 toit^i lialails and habit fltJ. If tin bulb t^ plaEiEed At h de|ith of from ft to I a Inches in a loosn?, Mmohvhat trn^tlN 



