44 Liliaceae 



gradually toward both ends, the base con- 

 tracted into a claw, which is less than J the 

 length of the blade; blade reddish-orange on 

 the inner face, paler near the base, which is 

 dotted with numerous purplish-black spots; 

 outer face less brilliant, largely suffused with 

 green ; stamens and stigma purplish. 



Frequent throughout the Rockies on the 

 edges of woods and in the lower river valleys ; 

 very abundant in early July in the valley of 

 the Lower Kicking Horse and Columbia 

 rivers from Golden to Donald. 



A foot or more high from a deep- 

 Erythron- 



,. rooted, slender, membranous- 

 mm grandi- 



florum coated corm. Leaves 2 or oc- 



Pursh. casionally 3, opposite or in a 



Snow Lily. whorl> broaclly lanceolate, ob- 

 tuse, 6-8 inches long, 2-3 inches wide, 

 unequal,' dull and glaucous green. Flowers 

 1-6, nodding, bright yellow, sepals and 

 petals lanceolate 2 inches long, tapering to 

 a slender, strongly reflexed tip; stamens 

 exserted, anthers yellow or purplish-brown. 



