22 NOTES ON LILIES 



consists of decomposed leaf soil, mixed largely with the detritus of this 

 Yolcanic rock, that sparkles with particles of mica, and is excessively 

 porous and friable. 



" This Lily, then, grows on hill sides, where there is perfect drainage, in 

 a soil free from lime, in a climate that is hoth hotter and wetter than our 

 own in summer, and is in winter dry and bright, with occasional sharp 

 frosts of a few days duration. 



" Another point to be noticed is that this Lily abounds at the edges of 

 woods, where the dwarf Bamboo, that in Japan takes the place of grass, 

 effectually shields the stem and roots from the sun's rays, while the upper 

 part of the stem with the broadest leaves rejoices in the sunshine. Sun- 

 stroke at the base of the stem is a fertile source of disappointment, and 

 for this reason Lilies planted among Rhododendrons succeed well in warm 

 localities in this country." E. H. W., Garden, vol. 14, p. 560. 



Now leaving India and Japan, we will proceed via San Francisco,, 

 to the Western Straits of N. America. 



CHAPTER III. 



ON 



CALIF ORNIAN LILIES. 



BY DR. BOLANDEE. SAN FRANCISCO. 



The Genus Lilium is represented in the State of California by the 

 following distinct species,, of which there are several well marked 

 varieties : 1. L. Washingtonianum (Kellogg). 2. L. Humboldtii 

 (Roezl), L. JBloomerianum (Kellogg). 3. L. Canadense*(Lmn.) } var. 

 L. Parviflorum (Hook.), var. L. Pardalinum (Kellogg), var. L. Call- 

 fornicum (Hort.). 4. L. Parvum (Kellogg). 



Bulbs ovoid,\ outer scales largest, fleshy, imbricated, lanceolate. 



1. L. Washingtonianum (Kellogg). " This occurs on the Cuyumaca 

 Mountain in San Diego Co., its most southern limit, known at present ; 

 northward along the western slope of the Sierra Nevada, between 8,500 

 and 6,000 feet altitude ; in Oregon to the Columbia River ; and on the 

 coast ranges north of San Francisco, especially in the eastern parts of 

 Mendocino and Humboldt Co. In all localities named, it occurs either on 

 ridges, or on lightly shaded slopes of ridges, having a porous loose soil, 

 resting on a gravelly sub-soil. At no time have I met with a plant of 

 this species in a soil, the drainage of which was not perfect, and when 

 found on a slope, did not face towards some point between east and south. 



* The true L, Canadense (Linn.) is an Eastern, not a Western form, 

 t The Bulb of the true L. Washingtonianum, scarcely answers to this description ;. 

 its central axis is often horizontal and rhizomatous, but also sometimes vertical, and 

 then the bulb assumes an ovoid form. 



