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WILD FLOWER FAMILIES 



we stop to consider the reasons for this difference 

 we see at once that it is due chiefly to two causes 

 — color and position. All of our common lilies 

 are constructed on the same general plan : there 

 are six petal-like divisions which form the 



CANADA LILIES 



perianth, an equal number of stamens, and a 

 single pistil. The great and striking differences 

 apparent in different sorts of lilies are chiefly 

 due to variations in the color of the blossom and 

 the position in which it is attached to the stem. 

 Canada Lily. One of the most familiar lilies 



