14 Sierra Club Publications. 



Allium validum Watson. Swamp Onion. This has not 

 been collected along these trails, but is to be looked for in the 

 meadows. It is tall and large, often several feet high. The stem 

 is 2-edged, the flowers pink in a close umbel with the involucre 

 consisting of 2-4 thin bracts united at base. Divisions of the 

 perianth narrow, linear or lanceolate. 



Brodisea grandiflora Smith. Cluster Lilies. Flowers 

 purplish, erect funnel-form with the segments recurvdng, in um- 

 bels, subtended by several lanceolate, pointed bracts, much 

 shorter than the unequal pedicels ; these jointed to the perianth, 

 1-4 inches long. Flowers i~i}4 inches long, thick in texture; 

 stamens 3, alternating with 3 white staminodia in the throat of 

 the perianth. Bubbs Creek trail in dry places. 



CalliprorascabraQreene. Golden Stars. Leaves 2, linear, 

 as long as the stem. Flowers yellow, star-like, in 2-10-flowered 

 umbels on pedicels 1-3 in. long. Divisions of the perianth veined 

 with a darker line. Stamens 6, with the filaments attached to the 

 throat of the perianth winged their entire length, 3-forked at top 

 and with the anther on the middle prong. Capsule on a short 

 stem. Common in many places under the pines and one of the 

 loveliest flowers along the trails. 



Lilium pardalinum Kellogg. Stems tall. Leaves lanceolate, 

 pointed, whorled. Flowers few to many on erect pedicels which 

 recurve at apex so that the flowers are pendent. Perianth 2 in. 

 or more long, orange, spotted with purple, reddish within, the 

 segments revolute. Stamens and style extending beyond the 

 perianth, conspicuous. This has been found only at Millwood. 



Lilium pardalinum parvif lorum. This is similar but smaller 

 in all its parts. It is the common lily of the swampy places in 

 Kings River Canon, extending along the river. It also grows at 

 Millwood and Converse Basin. 



Fritillaria. This species is in bloom very early and only the 

 seed pods will be found in July. It is probably an undescribed 

 species, having greenish-white flowers with but little beauty. It 

 grows at Converse Basin and Millwood. 



Yucca Whipple! Torr. Spanish Bayonet. This species is 

 common on the new trail, according to Mr. Pierson Durbrow, 

 The flowering stem is tall and stout, white, surmounted by a large 

 panicle of thick flowers the divisions of which spread star-like 

 when in full bloom. The plant gets its name from the dagger- 

 shaped leaves at base. 



