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same length, and project upward in the middle of 

 the blossom. To me this species is most attrac- 

 tive vv^hen there is 

 but one blossom on 

 a stalk, as in the pic- 

 ture opposite, but 

 plants with two, 

 three or even four 

 flow^ers are not un- 

 common. 



TurkVcap Lily. 

 There are various 

 other species of wild 

 lilies often to be 

 found. The beauti- 

 ful Turk's-cap Lily 

 of our meadows and 

 marshes is one of the 

 most attractive of 

 these. It is distin- 

 guished by its re- 

 curved petals of an 

 orange-yellow color 

 — especially toward 

 the ends, with nu- 

 merous tawny spots 

 upon the front sur- 

 face. The anthers 

 hang downward, though not always in a vertical 

 position, and the stigma does not project beyond 



TURK'S CAP LILY 



