LILY FAMILY 



not always bloom even at the end of four years. 

 This accounts for the many sterile, one-leaved plants 

 compared to the few two-leaved, blooming plants that 

 are to be found in every bed. 



The name Dog's-tooth Violet is foolish and inappro- 

 priate. Adder's-Tongue is unpleasantly suggestive. 

 John Burroughs's suggestion of Faun Lily is excellent 

 ^ ^^j and should be adopted. The spotted leaves and the 

 ^a^ , spotted faun both suggest the northern woods. 

 '^'*'^ ' A plant similar in habit and aspect, Erythrdnium 

 dlbidum, bearing pale lavender flowers, yellowish with- 

 in at base, is rare in the Eastern States but frequent in 

 northern Ohio and westward. Its specific name, 

 albidum, so far as I know, is misapplied if it is under- 

 stood as white. x£^>cX^ jis.\L^^(^ /^<^ix4A ^wa./< 



EASTERN CAMASS. WILD HYACINTH 



vCamdssia frdseri. Scilla frdseri. Qiiamdsia hyacinthina 

 i<?$cu lent'a 



Derived from the native Indian name, quamash or 



camass. 



Perennial. Rich alluvial soil, meadows, banks of 

 streams, prairies. Pennsylvania to Minnesota, southward 

 to Georgia and Kansas. Frequent in northern Ohio. 

 April, May. 



Bulb. — Coated, oval, one to two inches long, dark in 

 color. 



Leaves. — Narrow, keeled, shorter than the flowering 

 scape. 



Scape. — One to two feet high, bearing a long loose 

 raceme of pale violet-blue flowers with bracts longer than 

 the pedicels. 



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