LILY FAMILY. Liliaceae. 



Satin-bell. White Beautiful and PP ular flowers > with a 

 Globe Tulip great deal of individuality and quite 



Calochdrtus dibus Japanese in the decorative arrangement of 

 White the graceful stems and glossy, rich green 



,, p '!? g . foliage. The narrow root- leaf is over a 



California 



foot long and spreads on the ground and 



other smaller leaves are disposed along the bending stem, 

 which is from one to two feet tall and hung with pretty 

 light-green buds and beautiful drooping blossoms, over an 

 inch long, pearly white, sometimes tinged with lilac, with a 

 satiny sheen and delicate yet crisp in texture. The papery 

 sepals are greenish-white and the petals are sometimes 

 tinged with purple at the base and are prettily fringed with 

 hairs along the edges and often cross their tips in a very 

 engaging way. They are covered inside with long, silky, 

 white or yellow hairs and the glands are crescent-shaped, 

 with close, short, sticky, white or yellow hairs, and form 

 pale-green humps on the outside of the petals; the anthers 

 are cream-color and the pistil whitish. The capsule is one 

 or two inches long, with a short beak and brown seeds. 

 These plants grow on shady banks in the Coast Ranges and 

 have several pretty common names, such as Lantern of the 

 Fairies and Alabaster Tulip, as well as the misleading 

 name Hairbell, which causes this flower to be confused with 

 the Harebell or Campanula. 



