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2. B. multiflora, Benth. Scape 2-4 ft. high: perianth violet-purple 8-10 lines long: 

 staminodia obtuse, entire. Or. to Cent. Cal., June, July. 



3. B. congesta, Smith. Scape 2-5 ft. high: purple staminodia bifid. B. C. to C. Cal. 



4. B. . pulchella, Greene. Perianth-tube, like the last, constricted above: distin- 

 guished by the stamens and strictly umbellate inflorescence. Cal., May, June. 



5. B. capitata, Benth. Scape 6-18 in. high: bracts often dark purple: perianth- 

 tube not constricted above. Very abundant in Cent. Cal., S. & E., Jan. to Apr. 



5. HOOKEB.A, Salisbury. 



1. H. Calif ornica, Greene. Scape 2 ft. high: pedicels 2-3 in. long: perianth lJ-2 in. 

 long, deep puiple to rose-color: anthers ^ in. long, a little exceeded by the retuse 

 staminodia. This and next under Brodicea fjrandijlora in Cal. Bot. Sacramento 

 VaL Much less common than the next species. , 



2. H. coronaria, Salisb. Smaller: anthers exceeding the acute staminodia. 



3. H. minor, Britten. Scape 3-6 in. high: ijerianth-segments rotate: anthers 2 lines 

 long exceeded by the emarginate or* retuse staminodia. Sac. Val., S. 



4. H. terrestris, Britten. Scape usually not rising above ground: pedicels 3-4 in. 

 long: staminodia yellowish, margins involute. S. F. Bay, N. 



5. H. stellaris, Greene. Scape 2-6 in. high: perianth red-purple: anthers 2-append- 

 aged; staminodia longer, white. (Purdy's Hoohera.) Near Ukiah. 



6. H. rosea, Greene. Similar: perianth rose-red: stamens not appendaged; filaments 

 triangular. Lake Co., Cal. Discovered by Mrs. Cjjrran, May, 1884. 



7. H. Orcuttii, Greene. Scape a foot or more high : staminodia wanting or obscure. 

 San Diego. Discovered by C. E. Orcutt in 1884. 



6. TRITELEIA, Douglas. 



Perianth-tube broad at base: upper and inner stamens with winged filaments 1,2 



Perianth-tube tapering to a narrow base: filaments not winged or appendaged. 



Stamens in 2 rows: flowers not yellow 3, 4, 5 



Stamens in 1 row; filaments broadening downward 6 



Stamens in 2 rows or nearly equal: flowers yellow 7, 8 



Perianth-tube short; segments rotate, yellow: filaments with appendages 9, 10 



Perianth open-campanulate, cleft below the middle: stamens in 1 row 11, 13 



1. T. grandiflora, Lindl. Pedicels ^-1 in. long, numerous: perianth light blue, 1 in. 

 long: lower anthers sessile, upper on filaments which are winged below. Or. and 

 Wash. E. 



2. T. Howellii, Greene. Similar: upper filaments winged above. Or. & Wash. 



3. T. Candida, Greene, ^cape 2-4 ft. high: perianth IJ in. long, Mhitc: filaments 

 coiled. Discovered b} J. R. Scupham. Fresuo Co., Cal., June 1S86. y 



4. T. laxa, Benkh. Umbel of usually 15-30 purple-blue flowers: anthers acute. Cal. 



