LILIACEAE. S3 



3. C. weedii Wats. Stems often much branched above, 3-5 dm. 

 high; bracts linear; sepals oblong with an acuminate tip nearly as 

 long as the petals or exceeding them, yellow, orange-spotted at the 

 base; petals cuneate-obovate, sometimes truncate, 2.5-3.5 cm. long, 

 deep yellow, usually dotted with brown, the upper margin ciliate, 

 densely clothed with hairs at least on the lower two-thirds; anthers 

 about equaling the filaments. 



Dry hills in the coast mountains and foothills of San Diego 

 County. 



3a. C. weedii purpurascens Wats. Like the type as to structural 

 characters, but petals more or less purplish and conspicuously 

 blotched with brown. (C. weedii vestus Purdy.) 



In the chaparral belt of the coast mountains from the Santa Ana 

 to the Santa Inez Mountains. 



4. C. clavatus Wats. Stems rather stout, 3-5 dm. high, bulb- 

 iferous near the base; bracts linear; sepals ovate-lanceolate, acumi- 

 nate, about equaling the petals; petals cuneate-obovate, yellow, 

 tinged with brown below, the lower half clothed with long clavate 

 hairs; gland circular, deep, bordered with imbricated scales; anthers 

 purple, obtuse, 8-10 mm. long, about equaling the filaments; capsule 

 narrow, about 5 cm. long. 



Santa Monica Mountains; Newhall. 



5. C. splendens Dougl. Stems single, 3-6 dm. high, usually 

 branched above, bulbiferous at base; sepals lanceolate-acuminate, 

 recurved, yellowish, with an oval purple spot near the base within; 

 petals obovate-cuneate, 3-4 cm. long and of greater width, lilac with 

 a small purplish blotch at base surrounding the densely hairy gland, 

 the lower third sparsely hairy to, but not below, the gland; anthers 

 obtuse, usually shorter than the filaments. 



Frequent in the chaparral belt of the San Gabriel and Santa Ana 

 Mountains. 



6. C. invenustus Greene. Stems 1-4 dm. high, bulbiferous at 

 the base; flowers in a 2-several-flowered umbel; sepals ovate-oblong, 

 shortly acuminate, striate and scarious margined, the tips not 

 recurved, shorter than the petals; petals about 3 cm. long, obovate- 

 cuneate, the rounded summit centrally apiculate, dull white, tinged 

 greenish and purplish, the short claw purplish; gland oblong, covered 

 with light hairs, and with a few scattered hairs near; anthers 5-7 

 mm. long, obtuse at apex, yellow, on narrowly margined filaments a 

 little shorter, capsule 4 cm. long. 



Frequent in the coniferous belt of the San Bernardino Mountains; 

 Mt. Santiago, Santa Ana Mountains. 



7. C. venustus Dougl. Stem 2-5 dm. high; leaves and bracts 

 narrow; sepals oblong-lanceolate, 3-5 cm. long, acute, about equaling 

 the petals; petals broadly obovate-cuneate, broader than long, 

 white, shaded above with lilac, a conspicuous reddish-purple spot 

 near the summit, a brownish-yellow arch in the center, and a brown 

 base, or these markings sometimes obscure; gland oblong or lunate, 

 densely hairy and surrounded by a few scattered hairs; anthers 

 oblong, obtuse, on dilated filaments of nearly equal length; capsule 

 narrow, 5-7 cm. long. 



Open hills about Newhall, Davidson. 



