Leopard Lily 



Although both names are given it, that of 

 leopard lily seems more appropriate than 

 tiger lily, for this brilliant flower, as the spots 

 are so clearly marked on it. This lily has 

 been known to grow to the height of ten 

 feet, a giant among flowers, with from twenty- 

 five to thirty blossoms on one plant. Its 

 radiant recurved petals are almost sure to 

 surprise us whenever we discover it. They 

 may be found in countless numbers on the 

 mountain-side near brooks or springs. 



There is a place where the tiger hlies, 



Like the garden of a dream, 

 Thick-banked and tall on either hand 



Have lined a mountain stream. 



And the pines are dark above that place, 

 And the ferns are dark below; 



And the stream flows murmuring on and on, 

 Down from its heights of snow. 



Alberta Bancroft 



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