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deciduous. Ovary oo-ovulate; style undivided; 

 stigma 3-angular. 2 . Bulbous. Pedicels 

 bractless. 



1. L . PABDALINUM Kellogg, Flowers orange- 

 color, with purple dots. Marin County. Con- 

 tra Costa. Summer. 



9, Fritillaria L. 



Perigonium deciduous; 6-sepalous, campanu- 

 late, with a smooth nectariferous pit near the 

 base of each sepal. Ovary oo-ovulate; style 3- 

 parted. 1C. Bulbous. Flowers bracteate. 



1. F. LILIACEA Lindl. Leaves in a single 

 whorl near the base of the stem; capsule stipi- 

 tate, with obtuse angles; flowers greenish- 

 white. South San Francisco. Mission Hills. 

 Lake Chabot. Summer. 



2. F. LANCEOLATA Pursh. Leaves in 1 to 

 3 whorls on the upper part of the stem ; flowers 

 dark purple, mottled with yellow. Common. 

 Summer. 



Bulb of this species probably poisonous, 

 like that of its European congener F. Melea- 

 gris. 



10. Calochortus Pursh. MAEIPOSA. 



Perigonium 6-sepalous, deciduous; 3 external 

 sepals smaller and lanceolate; 3 internal, broad, 

 with a conspicuous nectariferous gland near 

 the base. Ovary oo-ovulate; style 0; stigmas 

 3, reflexed, persistent. 1C. Bulbous. 



