Tas. 6475. 
CALOCHORTUS BENTHAM. 
Native of Aalifornia. 
Nat. Ord. Linracem.—Tribe TuLiPex. 
Genus Catocnortus, Pursh. (Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. vol. xiv. p. 302.) 
CaLocrortus (Macrodenus) Benthami ; bulbo ovoideo, tunicis exterioribus firmis 
brunneis supra collum productis, folio proprio unico lineari supra caulis basin 
inserto inflorescentiam eminente, floribus 3-6 laxe corymbosis, pedicellis elon- 
gatis basi foliis reductis bracteatis floriferis ascendentibus fructiferis cernuis, 
erianthii lutei segmentis exterioribus pallidioribus oblongis acutis glabris, 
interioribus obovatis vel orbicularibus aurantiacis basi cuneatis facie ubique pilis 
glanduliferis vestitis supra basin conspicue foveolatis, antheris linearibus apicu- 
latis filamento wquilongis, ovario oblongo, stigmatibus sessilibus falcatis, 
capsulis oblongis lobis tribus profundis acutis angustis. 
C. Benthami, Baker in Journ. Linn. Soe. vol. xiv. p. 304; S. Wats. in Proc. 
Amer. Acad. vol. xiv. p. 262. 
Cyclobothra elegans var. lutea, Benth. Pl. Hartweg. p. 338. 
Calochortus nitidus, Wood in Proc. Acad. Philad. 1868, p. 169, non Dougl. 
This little Calochortus is a close ally of C. elegans, which 
is pretty well known in English gardens, but differs by its 
yellow flowers. For garden purposes the species of this 
Macrodenus section are not so effective as the larger more 
open-flowered Mariposas, such as venustus, luteus, citrinus, 
and splendens, but the flowers are less fugitive. The present 
Species is an inhabitant of the Sierra Nevada chain of 
mountains in California. It was first gathered by Hartweg 
in the year 1848, and has since been distributed by Fremont, 
Lobb, and other collectors. We first received it alive from 
Mr. Elwes in 1877. The drawing was made from a plant 
that flowered with Dr. Wallace at Colchesterin June, 1879. 
Descr. Bulb ovoid, about an inch in diameter, with firm 
brown outer tunics produced some distance above its neck. 
Stem, including inflorescence, rising half a foot to a foot 
above the surface of the soil. Leaf single, linear, glabrous, 
FEBBUARY Ist, 1880, 
