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tubes are incurved at their bases ; margins recurve-expanding, outer 

 margin crcnulate or entire, inner three-toothed ; laterally awned, 

 obcomprcssed, papillose throughout. (In general form, it may be 

 remarked, each of the six staminal tubes resembles an awued achenia 

 of many composites.) 



Anthers (verditer blue) two-celled, oblong, affixed below the middle, 

 apex recurved, introrse ; style scarcely longer than the stamens ; stig- 

 ma sub-three-lobed. 



The three interior membranous involucers broad-acute, five-nerved, 

 subulate bracts interspersed, pedicels unequal, (one to three inches in 

 length) inflorescence successive, somewhat centripetal, continuing in 

 blossom a month or more. 



This bulbous plant resembles CaUijjroa lutea, for which it is easily 

 mistaken, especially in bud, when marked by the strong green lines 

 on the back of the petals. It is, however, every way a more delicate 

 plant, one of remarkable beauty ; its bright golden blossoms, in lasting 

 succession, render it worthy of the attention of florists. It was found 

 by Dr. J. A. Veatch, at New Idria, and long cultivated by Mr. H. 

 G. Bloomer, Botanical Curator of the Academy, in honor of whom 

 we have dedicated it. 



August 1, 1859. 

 President in the Chair. 



L. pardalinum, (Kellogg), Leopard Lily. — This splendid native 

 lily is considered only a variety of L. canadense ; but we think fur- 

 ther comparative observations made in the growing state, will prove it 

 to be a different species. It certainly diflers as distinctly from L. 

 pardalinum, as that does from X. cariadense, (of which we have never 

 entertained a doubt). We have arrived at this conclusion from care- 

 ful culture and attentive observations, for more than five years. We 

 have specimens and drawings of both species. There is, also, a nar- 

 row-leafed variety, quite common in this vicinity — var. anguntifoUuw. 



L. pardalinum may be described as follows : 



Leaves lanceolate, acuminate, recurved, three to five-nerved, nerves 

 glabrous, margins somewhat scabrous, (four to five inches long, about 

 an inch Avide) colored alike deep green above and below, obscurely 

 veiny, remotely verticillate (nine to twelve in a whorl) scattered above 

 and below. Lower leaves spatulate obtuse, clothed with a mealy 

 bloom. 



Flowers on long peduncles, ascending in graceful curves from an 

 obtuse angle at the stem, recurved above, stiflly nodding ; one to 

 three flowers terminating the stem, lower whorls of four to six flowers ; 



