MORMON LILIES 



site directions, and form a beautiful glossy 

 ground, over which the one large down-looking 

 flower is swung from a simple stem, the petals 

 being strongly recurved, like those of Lilium 

 superbum. Occasionally a specimen is met 

 which has from two to five flowers hung in a 

 loose panicle. People oftentimes travel far to 

 see curious plants like the carnivorous darling- 

 tonia, the fly-catcher, the walking fern, etc. I 

 hardly know how the little bells I have been 

 describing would be regarded by seekers of this 

 class, but every true flower-lover who comes to 

 consider these Utah lilies will surely be well 

 rewarded, however long the way. 



Pushing on up the rugged slopes, I found 

 many delightful seclusions moist nooks at 

 the foot of cliffs, and lilies in every one of 

 them, not growing close together like daisies, 

 but well apart, with plenty of room for their 

 bells to swing free and ring. I found hundreds 

 of them in full bloom within two feet of the 

 snow. In winter only the bulbs are alive, 

 sleeping deep beneath the ground, like field 

 mice in their nests; then the snow-flowers fall 

 above them, lilies over lilies, until the spring 

 winds blow, and these winter lilies wither in 

 turn; then the hiding erythroniums and fritil- 

 larias rise again, responsive to the first touches 

 of the sun. 



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