CLUSTER LILY. 



These lilies I think much handsomer growing than in the 

 sketch. As we find them standing erect on their delicate stems, 

 each lily so perfect in the cluster, we are ready to say no brush 

 can do them justice. 



Like the poppy, they grow in patches, and instead of the 

 yellow carpet, we find the purple, lavender and delicate blue, 

 but rarely the pink. 



I found these little flowers a great favorite with the young 

 ladies. They can choose from the color most becoming, and wear 

 them for a whole evening without losing their freshness. 



I found the most perfect of these lilies in the Napa Valley. 

 This lovely valley seems to be the home of the wild flowers : 

 every variety found in the state grows here, and the growth is 

 rich in size and color. 



Napa Valley is better known to eastern people than any 

 other in the state. It has gained a reputation for richness of 

 soil and beautiful vineyards that make all tourists wish to visit it. 



I found all of the valleys equally inviting. No matter in 

 which direction you may go, on any of the railroads, you are 

 sure to find yourself in one of these lovely valleys, with ranches 

 here and there, and every few miles a pretty village with its 

 church steeples rising high in the air, surmounted with little 

 brass crosses and weather-cocks, that send the sun's rays far 

 down the valley, as if to guide the weary traveler home. 



