LILY FAMILY 55 



8. LILIUM. Lily. 



Leafy simple stems from scaly bulbs, with showy yellow or 

 white flowers in terminal clusters. Upper and lower leaves 

 alternate, the middle usually in whorls, all sessile. Perianth 

 of 6 equal lanceolate spreading or recurved segments. Sta- 

 mens 6, inserted on the receptacle, shorter than the perianth. 

 Style long, the stigma 3-lobed; capsule 3-celled, many-seeded. 



Flowers white, about 3 in. long 1. L. washingtonianum. 



Flowers yellow. 



Perianth-segments straight or recurved only from 



near the tip, 1 to 1J^ in. long 2. L. parvutn. 



Perianth-segments recurving from below the mid- 

 dle. 

 Flowers 2 or 3 in. long; bulbs large, matted, 



with jointed scales; in wet places 3. L. pardalinum. 



Flowers 3 or 4 in. long; bulbs ovoid, 2 to 6 in. 



thick, not matted; coarse plant of dry soil. 4. L. humboldtii. 

 Flowers 1J^ to 2 in. long; bulbs \y 2 to 2 in. 



thick, not matted; smooth slender plant.. 5. L. columbianum. 



1. L. washingtonianum Kell. Washington Lily. Stems 2 

 to 5 ft. high, from a large bulb of thin unjointed scales 1 to 3 

 in. long. Leaves oblong or lanceolate, 3 to 5 in. long, l / 2 to 

 \y 2 in. wide. Flowers fragrant, pure white, becoming pur- 

 plish, sometimes finely dotted, on erect pedicels 1 to 4 in. 

 long. Perianth-segments 2 to Z l / 2 in. long, the upper third 

 spreading. 



The Washington Lily is an inhabitant of the chaparral, 

 always growing where protected by coarser plants, proudly 

 carrying its beautiful white flowers with their soft fragrance 

 above the more humble shrubs which compose its protective 

 thickets. It is nowhere abundant but is well distributed up 

 to altitudes of about 7500 ft. and ranges along the whole 

 length of the Sierra Nevada and north to the Columbia River. 

 In northern California it is sometimes known as Shasta Lily. 



2. L. parvum Kell. Stems V/ 2 to 6 ft. high, from a small 

 bulb of short thick jointed scales. Leaves lanceolate, 3 or 4 

 in. long, 1 in. or less broad. Flowers 2 to very many, on erect 

 or ascending pedicels. Perianth-segments 1 to V/ 2 in. long, 

 usually recurved from near the tip, orange-yellow spotted 

 with purple. 



Although the flowers of this lily are not so large as in other 

 species, it is nevertheless a very striking plant when well de- 

 veloped, as it commonly is in moist situations. Twenty-eight 

 flowers were counted on a single plant which grew by a 

 rivulet in Bridal Veil Meadows, and many more have been 



