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The Southern California Species of Calochortus, II. 



BY S. B. PARISH. 



1/ CAI.OCHORTUS Pi^UMMER^, Greene, Pitt. 2.70. (1890) C. 

 Weedii purpurascens, Watson, 1. c. 265. 1879, Purdy, 1. c. 132. 



Stems 3-8 dm. high, biilbiferous near the base; leaves broad; 

 bracts linear: sepals lanceolate-accuminate, usually with a tuft 

 of hairs within near the base, scarious, about equalling the 

 petals; broadly cuneate-obovate, 3 cm. long, rich purple, lighter 

 in color and densely hairy on the lower half; gland large, sur- 

 rounded with a dense fringe of long hairs; anthers oblong, acute 

 mucronate i-i. 5cm. long, equalling or exceeding the filaments; 

 capsule 3-5 cm. long. 



Common on dry slopes and mesas along the southern base 

 of the San Bernardino Mountains, and ascending there to 5,000 

 ft. alt. The type of C. Plunimerce was collected in Mill Creek 

 Canyon, by Mr. L,emmon in 1876; the types of Watson's variety 

 were from "Cajon pass and Santa Barbara," But the Santa 

 Barbara plant has been separated by Mr. Purdy as C. Weedii 

 vestus. The flowers vary somewhat in the depth of coloration, 

 but otherwise are quite constant. It is well separated geograph- 

 ically from C. Weedii. 



(/' Calochortus clavatus, Watson, 1. c. 265. Purdy, 1. c. 



134- 



Stems stout, 3-6 dm. high, bulbiferous'near the base; bracts 

 linear; ovate-lanceolate, accuminate, with or without a brownish 

 spot near the base, about equalling the j)etals;']|"petals cuneate- 

 obovate, yellow, tinged with brown, 3-4 cm. long, the lower half 

 clothed with long clavate hairs; gland circular, deep, bordered 

 with imbricated scales; anthers purple, obtuse, 8-10 mm. long, 

 about equalling the filaments; capsule narrow, about 5 cm. long, 



Foothill canyons near Los Angeles, north to San lyuis 

 Obispo. The type was collected at the latter place by]^Mr. J. G. 

 lyemmon, in 1878. 



f f Inner surface of the petals clothed ivith scattering hairs. 

 / Calochortus concolor, Purdy, 1. c. 135. C. luteus con- 

 color, Baker, Garden, Dec. 7, 1895, t. 



Stems 2. 5-5 dm. high, bulbiferous near the base; leaves 



