Diogenes Lantern '' Brodiaea 



Diogenes' lantern is the children's favorite. 

 Its knowing look and graceful nodding blos- 

 soms and its lovely fringedpetals attract them. 

 When one is found, what a shout of delight 

 and chatter as they really talk to this friendly, 

 wise-looking flower. This yellow flower usu- 

 ally grows near the lovely dark-blue brodiaea, 

 which sends up a scape a foot or two high 

 with five to ten flowers. The Indians eat 

 the bulbs of the brodiaea and call them"Bo." 



Upon thy slender stalk thou stand above the throng 

 Of lesser weeds, a purple-vestured King, 



Bowing in gracious majesty, while long 



The larks, thy golden-throated minstrels, sing. 



Livermore 



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