126 FAMILIAR FLOWERS OP FIELD AND GARDEN. 



Turk's-oap Lily. 



Zilium eupei'bum. 



to be alone satisfied with such a wonderful perfection 

 of curved outlines. The plant reaches an average 

 lieight of three feet. 



There is another handsome variety, 



similar to the one just described, 



called Turk's-cap lily, whose color is 



richer, and whose graceful flower divisions are more 



strongly cnrved backward. This lily is common on 



Cape Cod and all along the coast of New 



England. Its leaves are perhaps less reg- 



\ilarly arranged in circles, but the stalk 



grows taller ; at times it reaches a height 



of six feet. I have made a little drawing 



of the symmetrical seed vessel which in 



late summer assumes a beautiful bronze 



hue. It is astonishing to see the number 



of seeds packed in close layers that just 



one pod contains. How prolific in life 



Nature sometimes shows herself to be ! 



Each one of those tiny seeds contains a hidden life. 



Think of the yield of which one plant is capable! 



Wild Bed Lily. ^'^ ^J estimation the wild red lily, 



Liiium wliich always grows in shady places 



woods), is the most beautiful one of all the wild spe- 

 cies. Its color is a splendid red of a vermilion cast. 

 The flowers stand erect and resemble tiger lilies turned 



