Tas. 6200. 
CALOCHORTUS crrrinus. 
Native of California. 
Nat. Ord. LinaceE£,—Tribe ‘TULIPE#, 
Genus CaLocnortus, Pursh. (Baker in Linn, Journ., vol. 14, p. 302). 
CaLocuortus (Mariposa) citrinus ; bulbo oyoideo, caule corymboso 3-4-cephalo 
basin versus furcato, foliis linearibus semipedalibus glauco-viridibus, floribus 
suberectis, sepalis 14 poll longis lanceolatis dorso viridulis facie flavidis 
prope basin maculatis, petalis bipollicaribus rotundato-cuneatis cuspidatis 
citrinis, facie haud zonatis prorsus pilis purpureis decoratis, supra unguem 
nudam foveola flavida dense barbata praeditis, genitalibus perianthio duplo 
brevioribus, antheris cylindricis apiculatis filamento lanceolato zequilongis, 
ovario clavato, stylis brevibus falcatis. 
This is a fine new species of that section of the genus 
Calochortus specially favoured by cultivators, which I have 
followed Professor Wood in calling Mariposa. The species 
known previously are C. venustus, Leichtlinit, Gunnison, 
splendens, macrocarpus, and luteus. They all come from 
either British Columbia, the Rocky Mountains, or California, 
and, with care, are hardy in our London gardens. The 
present plate was drawn from a plant which flowered last 
summer with Mr. G. F, Wilson in a cool greenhouse at 
Weybridge, the bulb of which was given to him by Mr. 
Elwes. All the species of this section agree with one 
another closely in their bulbs, leaves, and general habit. 
This one has the large flowers and acute anthers of 
C. splendens, but otherwise the flower is more like that of 
a large specimen of C. duteus, with which it agrees in ground- 
colour, but from which it differs considerably in decoration. 
Descr. Bulb ovoid, under an inch thick, with a mem- 
branous tunic. Stem a foot or a foot and a half high, firm, 
terete, glaucous, 3-4-flowered, forked low down. Leaves 
tolerably firm in texture, linear, glaucous, those from the 
bulb half a foot long, those that subtend the branches similar 
but smaller. Flowers permanently erect. Sepals an inch and 
December Ist, 1875. 
