80 AS CALIFORNIA FLOWERS GROW 



still enjoys their loveliness in the middle of July at 

 8,000. 



The name Anemone is from the Greek, meaning 

 "Wind Flower" because the blossom likes exposed 

 ledges. Drummondii is after a Scotch botanist who 

 collected our mountain flowers. 



Another beautiful blossom that is a native of our 



mountains is the Sierra 

 Primrose. It does not 

 come lower than 7,500 

 feet and probably climbs 

 a thousand feet higher. 

 Shortly after the snow 

 vanishes, it appears on 

 slopes that are partially 

 rocky but not too much 

 exposed to wind. If Mrs. 

 Primrose were not prov- 

 ident, she would have a 

 very short life. The 

 Sierran sun seems con- 

 centrated heat as it 

 pours on these cliffs and 



is reflected from them. It would surely frizzle 

 her up were the plant as delicate as the charm- 

 ing blossom appears. But Mrs. Primrose is pre- 

 pared .for this blazing sun. Her stems are thick 

 and woody; and, instead of standing erect, they 



SIERRA PRIMROSE 



