Melanthaceae 39 



Zygadenus ^ slender, yellowish-green plant 

 gramineus 8-12 inches high, from an elon- 



Grass-iike & ated ovoid bulb - Leaves nar- 

 Zygadenus. row and grass-like, rough on 

 the margins and midribs, all with sheaths 

 around the stem. Flowers light yellow, \ 

 of an inch broad in a compact head 2-3 

 inches long; stamens exserted, anthers yellow. 

 On open grassy hill-sides in the Rockies 

 from Banff to Castle Mountain, flowering 

 in June. 



Stenanthella Smooth I2 ~ l8 inches hi S h from 

 occidentalis a bulbous base. Leaves 2-3 

 (A. Gray) from the same root, 8-10 inches 



Rydb. long, J an inch broad, spreading. 



Stenthium. 



Flowers 6-20, greenish purple, 

 J an inch long, open, drooping, in a simple 

 slender head; sepals and petals 3 each, with 

 recurved tips; stamens 6, included. 



In moist woods throughout the Rockies, 

 growing in moss; the dark green, widely 

 spreading leaves and wand-like stem of 

 drooping bell-like flowers, making a graceful 



