FLOWERS OF HIGH ALTITUDES 95 



justice of the claim; and so, through a scientific ex- 

 pedition, we acquired that great Northwest without 

 shedding one drop of blood. Captains Lewis and 

 Clark described all the animals and plants they 

 came across. In the mountains of Montana, they 

 first viewed Pink Mimulus. Later, botanists named 

 the species for the intrepid soldier. Our Mimulus 

 Leunsii seems to be living up to her title, cheerfully 

 overcoming all obstacles to perform her duty. 



One of the beautiful flowers of the high Sierras 

 that comes after mid- 

 summer is the Alpine 

 Lily. Its blossoms are 

 perfect bells, formed by 

 the three sepals and the 

 three petals being 

 shaped and shaded ex- 

 actly the same. The in- 

 dividual flowers are not 

 large, but so many of 

 them branch out on 

 either side of the same 

 stem that they give the 

 impression of great 

 bloom. The botany of ALpmE 



the United States Geo- 

 logical Survey reports from two to fifty flowers 



