106 WILD FLOWER FAMILIES 
we stop to consider the reasons for this difference 
we see at once that it is due chiefly to two causes 
—color and position. All of our common lilies 
are constructed on the same general plan: there 
are six petal-like divisions which form the 
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CANADA LILIES 
perianth, an equal number of stamens, and a 
single pistil. The great and striking differences 
apparent in different sorts of lilies are chiefly 
due to variations in the color of the blossom and 
the position in which it is attached to the stem. 
Canapa Lity. One of the most familiar lilies 
