LILY FAMILY. Liliacess. 



Yellow The common lily of the north, found 



Meadow Lily most often upon low meadows. Thiestem 

 or Canada Lily j^ slender or stout, very light green and 

 itZLxse smooth, and bears the light green lance- 



Buff yellow shaped leaves in circles. The stem divides 

 spotted into several branches (really flower-stems) 



purple=brown g^ch of which bears a pendulous flower, 

 u y ^^^^ yellow on the outside, and a deeper 



orange-buff spotted purple-brown on the inside. The 

 nectar is protected from the rain by the i)endulous posi- 

 tion of the flower-cup ; it is gathered mostly by the 

 wild honey-bee, and the leaf-cutter bee(i!/egrac7iz7e), who 

 visit the flower to gather the brown pollen as well. 

 These insects are therefore the most potent means of 

 fertilizing this lily. It grows 2-5 feet high, and fre- 

 quents moist meadows and copses, from Me., south to 

 Ga., and west to Minn. Neb,, and Bio. 



Liliiun Canadense is probably the most popular wild 

 lily of our range. However, it certainly does not possess 

 the beauty of color that characterizes the wood lily, nor 

 the subtle delicacy of the Turk's Cap ; but the graceful 

 curves of its pendulous bells are unsurpassed in any wild 

 or cultivated flower, and it must always command the 

 greatest admiration for that matchless quality. Of the 

 three wild lilies this one is also the most prodigal of its 

 charms ; it is not only in the meadow, it is everywhere. 



As for the Carolina Lily described farther on, I am 

 disposed to consider it a questionable variety. Until all 

 botanists agree upon its right to varietal rank, it would 

 be best to count it as a mere form. But as that form is 

 absolutely distinct I give the lily the benefit of the doubt. 



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