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2. B. multinora, Benth. Scape 2-4 ft. high: perianth violet-purple 8-10 lines long: 



staminodia obtuse, entire. Or. to Cent. CaL, Jun, July. 

 8. B. congests, Smith. Scape 2-5 ft. high: purple staminodia bifid. B. 0. to G. CaL 



4. B. pulchella, Greene. Perianth -tube, like the last, constricted above: distin- 

 guished by the stamens and strictly umbellate inflorescence. CaL, May, June. 



5. B. capitats, Benth. Scape 6-18 in. high: bracts often dark purple: perianth- 

 tube not constricted above. Very abundant in Cent. CaL, S. & E., Jan. to Apr. 



6. HOOKERA, Salisbury. 



1. H. Californica, Greene. Scape 2 ft. high: pedicels 2-3 in. long: perianth l-2 in. 

 long, deep purple to rose-color: anthers in. long, a little exceeded by the retus 

 staminodia. This and next under Brodicea grandiflora in CaL Bot, Sacramento 

 VaL Much less common than the next species. 



2. H. coronaria, Salisb. Smaller: anthers exceeding the acute staminodia. 



3. H. minor, Britten. Scape 3-6 in. high: perianth -segments rotate: anthers 2 lines 

 long exceeded by the emarginate or retuse staminodia. Sac. VaL, S. 



4. H. terrestris, Britten. Scape usually not rising above ground: pedicels 3-4 fa. 

 long: staminodia yellowish, margins involute. S. F. Bay, N. 



5. H. stellaria, Greene. Scape 2-6 in. high: perianth red-purple: anthers 2-append- 

 aged; staminodia longer, white. (Purdy's Hookera.) Near Ukiah, 



6. H. rosea, Greene. Similar: perianth rose-red: stamens not appendaged; filaments 

 triangular. Lake Co., CaL Discovered by Mrs. Curran, May, 1884. 



7. H. Orcuttii, Greene. Scape a foot or more high: fitaminodia wanting or obaoore. 

 San Diego. Discovered by C. R. Orcutt in 1884. 



6. TBITELEIA, Douglas. 



Porianth-tube broad at base: upper and inner stamens with winged filaments 1, 2 



Perianth-tube tapering to a narrow base: filaments not winged or appendaged. 



Stamens in 2 rows: flowers not yellow 8, 4, 5 



Stamens in 1 row; filaments broadening downward 6 



Stamens in 2 rows or nearly equal: flowers yellow 7, 8 



Perianth-tube short; segments rotate, yellow: filaments with appendages 9, 10 



Perianth open-campanulate, cleft below the middle: stamens in 1 row 11, 12 



1. T. grandifLora, Ldndl. Pedicels -1 in. long, numerous: perianth light blue, 1 in. 

 long: lower anthers sessile, upper on filaments which are winged below. Or. and 

 Wash. E. 



2. T. Howellii, Greene. Similar: upper filaments winged above. Or. & Wash. 



3. T. Candida, Greene. Scape 2-4 ft. high: perianth 1^ in. long, white: fiiamento 

 coiled. Discovered by J. R. Scupham. Fresno Co., CaL, June 1886. 



1 T. laxa, Benth. Umbel of usually 15-30 purple-blue flowers: anthers acute. Gal 



