CALOCHORTUS. 



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from 4 in. to 8 in. high, the leaves long 

 and narrow ; the flowers, of a rich citron- 

 yellow, often deep brown at the base, 

 and densely covered with yellow hairs, 

 are erect, from three to six in an umbel, and 

 produced in June and July. California. 



C. clavatus has strong much- 

 branched flower stems, bearing very large 

 widely expanded blossoms of golden- 

 yellow. 



C. cceruleus. A dwarf species, rarely 

 exceeding 6 in. in height, with umbels 

 of three to five large flowers of a bright 

 lilac, dotted and lined with dark blue, 

 the gland at the base being covered with 

 a pretty fringed scale. California. 



C. elegans. A fine dwarf species, 

 variable, bearing in June three to five 

 drooping flowers, white or greenish-white 

 with a purplish base, bearded, but not 

 ciliate. The gland is covered by a 

 fringed scale. The narrow leaf is longer 

 than the flower-stem, smooth, and nerved. 



C. flavus. It represents a form in 

 which the flowers are upright, and the 

 petals have an outward curve instead 

 of an inward curve. It is, perhaps, not 

 quite so hardy as most kinds, but it will 

 be found to do well at the base of a south 

 wall. It is also known as C. pallidus and 

 C. lutens. Mexico. 



C. Greeni. A fine bold species, grow- 

 ing a foot or more in height, and blooming 

 in early June, three to five large, clear, lilac 

 flowers, barred below with yellow and 

 purple, and often loosely covered with 

 long hairs. The leaves are broad, 

 glaucous green, and pointed. California. 



C. Gunnisoni has larger flowers of a 

 bright lilac, yellowish-green below the 

 middle, where they are banded and lined 

 with purple. A native of the Rocky 

 Mountains from Wyoming to New 

 Mexico, flowering with us in July. 



C. Howelli is a strong growing species 

 with long glossy leaves and large creamy 

 white flowers. 



C. Kennedy!. This is the most 

 brilliant of the Mariposa Lilies known to 

 us, and the flowers are dazzling scarlet in 

 colour. It has proved perfectly hardy, 

 and grows about 18 in. high. California. 



C. lilacinus. This is of very distinct 

 habit, and has curious, hairy flowers, 

 which are borne from four to ten on a 

 stem, from 6 in. to 8 in. high, and they 

 are pale lilac in colour. California. 



C. longibarbatus. A curious species 

 from Oregon and Washington Territory. 

 It grows about a foot in height, the stem 

 bearing one to three pale purple-lilac 

 flowers each I to \\ in. in diameter, with 

 a dark purple stripe across the base of 



each petal, and a long beard just above it. 

 Flowers in July. 



C. luteus. A handsome and variable 

 species, from I ft. to 2 ft. in height ; 



j the flowers vary from one to six to a stem, 



I the colour varying from yellow to deep, 

 rich orange, and lined with brownish - 

 yellow below the middle. In the variety 

 citrinus the whole flower is rich lemon- 

 yellow, with a central circular brown or 

 purple blotch ; and in the variety oculatus 



\ it varies from white and lilac to yellow,. 



| with a dark-brown spot. 



Calochortus fuscu* 



C. Lyoni. One of the earliest Mariposa 

 Lilies, with numerous large blossoms 

 varying from pure white to rose with a 

 large black spot at the base of each petal. 



C. macrocarpus. A tall handsome 

 species, found on the undulating barren 

 grounds around the great falls of the 

 Columbia River. It grows from \\ ft. to 

 2 ft. in height, the flowers, 3 in. to 4 in. 

 in diameter, purplish-lilac, somewhat 

 paler at the base and with greenish mid- 

 vein. 



C. madrensis. A pretty little species 

 with bright orange-yellow flowers in 



