36 Melanthaceae 



A stemless marsh plant with 

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. kamtschat- * >' / 



cense (L ) inches wide, oblong or oblong- 



Schott. lanceolate, acute, narrowed be- 



We stem j O w into a short petiole. Flowers 



Skunk Cab- appearing before the i eav es; 

 bage. 



spathe yellow with a broad 



acute blade 2-6 inches long, narrowed below 

 to a sheathing petiole 3-10 inches long; 

 spadix 2-4 inches long, densely flowered, on 

 a stout peduncle 8 inches or more long. 



In wet and marshy spots through the 

 Selkirks. Very abundant near Bear Creek 

 Station on the railway, flowering in early 

 spring. 



MELANTHACEAE 





 Bunch-Flower Family 



Lily-like plants with leafy stems, usually 

 with tufts of grass-like leaves at the base 

 and rootstocks or occasionally bulbs. 



The flowers small and distinctly 6-parted, 



