68 University of California Ptiblications . lbotany 



This handsome lily of the Mariposa group, so eommon in 

 the chaparral belt bordering on the desert, does not enter the 

 pine forests but reaches an altitude of 5300 ft. on Chalk Hill, 

 which is surrounded by groves of Yellow Pine. The Indians 

 assert that the juice of the bulb is bad for the eyes, hence the 

 common name as given above. (No. 2285.) 



Muilla serotina Greene. Muilla. 



This plant grows in the meadows of Thomas Valley, the 

 greenish-white blossoms appearing late in May. (No. 1188.) 



Nolina Parry! Wats. 



The Nolina l)arely enters our limits, being found at Ken- 

 worthy in blossom in May and beneath the last pines along the 

 edge of the chaparral belt in lower Tahquitz Valley in fruit in 

 the latter part of July. (Nos. 1819, 2423.) 



Lilium Parryi ^yats. Parry Lily. 



This lily, with its tall, erect stems and conspicuous flowers 

 either clear yellow or peppered with black, is a great favorite 

 with the tourists and campers that annually visit the mountain. 

 It was only a few jears ago that the showy blossoms were very 

 frequently met with along all the streams and bogs from nearly 

 the lower edge of the Transition Zone up to an altitude of 

 9000 ft., thus reaching into the lower part of the Canadian 

 Zone. While it is now by no means rare, still it is found in 

 profusion only on the more I'emote parts of the mountain. That 

 this is due entirely to the diligence of the bull) hunters is 

 difificult to believe, and yet one party took out over 5000 bulbs 

 in a single season. Perhaps this, in addition to several consecu- 

 tive dry summers, is responsible for the rapid depletion in their 

 numbers . 



At the lower altitudes the first blossoms appear about June 

 20, and by the first of July they may be expected along any of 

 the streams. 



The anthers of the Parry Lily appear to })e erect and basi- 

 fixed at first and later to become versatile. This change is 

 brought about as follows: The filament is attached to one side 

 and near the middle of the anther, but the latter, instead of 

 swinging free, is held to the filament b\- the two anther cells 



