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5. cseriUens, Wats. Similar to C. Maweamis, but 

 lined and dotted with blue : low, 2-5-fld., the pedicels 

 very slender : perianth ciliate inside: capsule nearly or 

 quite orbicular. Calif., in the Sierras. 



6. eiegans, Pursh. Similar to the last: petals greenish 

 white and purplish at base, bearded, little or not at all 

 ciliate : gland covered by a deeply fringed scale. Ore- 

 gon, Idaho. 



Var. amdenus, Hort. Fls. lilac, large and showy. G.C. 



III. 15:808. 

 Var. Lbbbii, Baker (C. Ldbbii, Hort.). Dwarfer, 



alpine: Hs. straw-colored, with dark eye; anthers less 



pointed. Ore. 

 Var. nanus. Wood (C. Lyallii, Baker). Subalpine, 



dwarf : petals narrow and usually more acute, more 



hairy and ciliate. Mts. Calif., N. 



BBB. Fls. bell-shaped: like bb, but lall (1 ft. ormore), 

 and stotitly erect, irith xrrernl fine, erect cups, 

 similar to C.Maweit „ :i < . i ;; ant Star Tulips.— 

 In this splendid gri Ml I . w. Iia\ .■ tli.- very dainty, 

 silky fls. and hanil-.iiiii , ijl.i~-y ivs. of the Star 

 Tulip, with a stout -t. i, i,M,t ,,i- iwo high, and 



large fls. Unlike tl tli.i-. tlii-y naturally 



grow in open phii-,-. an.l Ikla.- a vigor and 

 health which are a lii::li <■■ iniii..i,.lation. 



7. Tfilmiei, Hook. & Arn. .^tMnt. a it. liiirh. generally 

 branched: petals oft.-n ni.n-.- rliaii an mrli I. .iilt. tinged 

 lilac, with purple an<l uliiti- Ikiiin : L'laiitl without a 

 scale : capsule brnatl .llii.ti.'. aruti^li. .Mt. Slnivta, N.— 

 Remains a long tinii' in lili.om. 



8. apicuiatUS, Baker. Taller and stouter, with umbel- 

 late straw-colored fls. N. Idaho. 



9. Piirdyi, Eastw. Fls. silvery white, filled with blue 

 hairs. S. Ore. G.C. III. 23: 395. -Very handsome. 

 BBBB. Fls. bell-shaped, the petals }ntk><l <<r Intn-ii only 



at the base: low: leaf .^••l<l>n-ii. .Mlamiw 

 Tulips. -These Calochortu-- a., n.tn.-; ,.f 

 wet meadows. C. uin,-,,,,!^ am! ex. .-./ ltow 

 well in all soils a- ai:/ a^ . : lima ,i. and 

 as garden plant- 1 1 ' i in l:.lialiit 



they are low, 11. .,,,. .,,;.,! i i . . u].s 

 are open, erect ami niim. i-,,ii- , an iia h .ir no 

 in diameter. 



10. Ulaclnus, Kellogg (C. vmbellAtus, Wood). A 

 handsome species, with large, clear lilac fls., hairy only 

 at base : fls. 4-10, on long, slender scapes : capsule ellip- 

 tic, obtuse. Grows naturallv in wet meadows, and makes 

 offsets freely. N. Calif, and Ore. B.M. 5804 as C. 

 unifldrus. Perhaps the same as the next. 



11. unifldms, Hook. & Am. St. very short, bearing 

 bulbs at base, 1-2-fld. : petals lilac, with purple claw and 

 hairy on the lower half. Coast ranges, Calif. 



12. nddus, Wats. Low, delicate : leaf solitary : fls. 

 1-6, umbellate, small, white or pale lilac, not hairy, den- 

 ticulate. Calif., in the Sierras. 



AA. Mariposa Tulips.— ii/osso»is on stout, erect pedi- 

 cels, the stems stout and strict: fls. open-bell- 

 shaped. Excepting in B, the Mariposa or Butter- 

 fly Tulips have sleuder, grassy, radical Ivs., 

 stifl', erect stems bearing cup-shaped fls., and 

 sparingly leafy and with an erect capsule. Bulbs 

 small. 



B. Capsule acute-angled or uinged : fls. lilac or uhite. 

 These are hardy species, growing in the meadows 

 from Oregon to Montana, where they endure 

 much cold. They form a connecting link between 

 the Giant Star Tulips and the true Mariposas. 

 Their Ivs. are like those of the Star Tulips -long, 

 broad and glossy. Like the Star Tulips, too, the 

 seed-pod is handsome, 3-cornered and winged. 

 The stems are stiffly erect: the fls. cup-shaped. 

 not so brilliant as the true Mariposas, but very 

 delicate: the plants are hardy, healthy and vig- 

 orous, and are to be highly recommended for 

 cold climates. 



13. nltidus, Dougl. Scape erect, but not stiff : leaf 

 solitary, glossy, narrow: fls. 1-3, large and showy, lilac, 

 yellowish, or white, with a deep indigo blotch in the cen- 



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ter, lined with yellow hairs. Meadows, E. Ore. to Mont. 

 — Very beautiful and showy. 



14. Greinei, Wats. St. stout and branching, 1 ft., 2-5- 

 fld. : sepals with a yellowish hairy spot ; petals lilac 

 barred with yellow below, and somewhat purplish, loose- 

 hairy, not ciliate : capsule beaked. Calif, and Ore. 



15. longebarbatns, Wats. Slender, about 1 ft. high, 

 bulb-bearing near the base, with 1 or 2 narrow radical 

 Ivs., 2-branched and usually 2-fld. : fls. erect or nearly 

 so, lilac with yellow at base, scarcely hairy except the 

 long-bearded gland. Washington. 



16. H6wellii, Wats. St. erect, 1 ft. or more, 1-2-fld.: 

 Ivs. very narrow: sepals ovate, short-acuminate; petals 

 yellowish white, 1 in. long, denticulate, slightly ciliate 

 near the base, brown-hairy inside, the gland yellow- 

 hairy. Ore. 



BB. Capsule obtuse-angled. 

 C. Color yellow or orange or orange-red, more or less 

 marked with brown and purple (except in forms 

 of C. luteus) : in cult, forms running into other 

 colors. 



17. We^dii, Wood. Radical leaf single, glossy, broad: 

 St. tall, leafy, bearing large orange-colored fls. dotted 

 with purple : petals triangular, square-topped : gland 

 small, hairv : bulb heavily coated with fiber. Calif. 

 B.M. 6200, as C. citrinus. G.C. III. 16: 183.-Varies to 

 white. 



18. Fliimmerae, Greene. Similar, but purple and very 

 showv. Calif. G.C. III. 16: 133. J.H. III. 29: 289. Gn. 

 47:99"9.-A fine species, with fl. of large size and full 

 outline, lined with long, silky yellow hairs. It is the C. 

 Weedii, var. purpurascens, of Watson. 



19. Oblspo^nsis, Lemm. Tall and slender, branching, 

 very floriferous : petals yellow, verging to red at the 

 tip and less than half the length of the orange-brown 

 sepals. Calif. G. P. 2: 161. -Odd and bizarre. 



20. K6nnedyi, Porter. Bulb small and 

 slender, 18 in., sometimes branches: Ivs. 

 linear, tufted from the branching of the 

 St.: fls. 2-5 ; sepals broad with a purple 

 spot ; petals red-orange to vermilion, not 



ciliate nor prominently 

 hairy, purple-spotted at 

 the center. Desert spe- 

 cies of S. Calif. B.M. 

 7264. - Brilliant and desirable, 

 but difficult to grow. 



21. liiteus, Dougl. St. 1-10-fld., 

 bulb-bearing near the base : Ivs. 

 very narrow : sepals narrow-lan- 

 ceolate, with a brown spot ; petals 

 2 in. or less long, yellow or orange, 

 brown-lined, slightly hairy below 

 the middle, the gland densely 

 hairy. Calif. B.R. 1567. — Varia- 

 ble. Some of the forms are sold 

 as C. venustus. 



Var. citrlnas, Wats. {Cvenits- 



tus,y&r. citrlnas, Baker). Petals 



lemon - yellow, with a central 



brown spot. 



332 Var. oculitus, Wats. (Cvenics- 



Calochortus Maweanus. tus, var. oculdtus, Hort.). Petals 



var. major (X H)- P*'^ "'' ^liit^" 'i'"" Of yellowish, 



with a dark spot. 

 Var. cdncolor, Baker ( C. cincolor, Hort.). Petals deep 

 yellow, marked with red bands, hairy below. Gn. 

 48: 1043. 



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