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PB ACTIO AL GUIDE TO GABDEN PLANTS calochobtus 



duces its large bright orange-red flowers 

 in early summer. 



Culture dc. as above. 



C. lilacinus {0. umbellatus). — A dis- 

 tinct species, one bulb of which will often 

 throw up a dozen spikes or more of bloom 

 each having a narrow lance-shaped leaf. 

 From 4 to 10 flowers of a pale pink, purple 

 or lilac are borne on a stem 6-8 in. high, 

 the lower portion of the segments being 

 hairy. 



Culture dc. as above. 



C. longibarbatus. — A distinct species 

 about 1 ft. high, native of Oregon and 

 Washington Territory. The flowers 

 appear in July, 1-3 on a stem, and are of 

 a pale purple-lilac with a darker purple 

 band across the base of each inner 

 segment and a long beard above it. 



Culture dc. as above, 



C. luteus. — A beautiful Mariposa Lily 

 1-2 ft. high, with slender stems bearing 

 1-6 erect cup-shaped flowers about 3 in. 

 across. They vary in colovu: from light 

 to deep yellow and orange, the inner seg- 

 ments being usually bordered with purple 

 hairs, and tinged with reddish-brown at 

 the base, the outer ones being greener in 

 colour. In the variety oculatus, which 

 has bright yellow flowers, there is a con- 

 spicuous dark purple eye-like blotch at the 

 base of the inner segments. The variety 

 citrvnus with rich lemon-yellow flowers 

 is regarded by some as a form of this, but 

 is more properly related to C. venustus. 

 The variety concolor grows vigorously, 

 and produces open flowers of a clear bright 

 yellow, slightly tinged with brown at the 

 base. The flowers of this group usually 

 appear in July. 



Culture dc. as above. 



C. Lyoni. — A handsome free-flower- 

 ing species which produces its large 

 blossoms, varying from piure white to rose, 

 early in June, the inner segments having 

 a large blackish spot at the base. 



Culture dc. as above. 



C. macrocarpus. — A fine species hav- 

 ing stiff stems 1^-2 ft. high, bearing 

 flowers about 4 in. across in July, usually 

 one on a stem. They are delicately 

 tinted with purple-lUac, becoming paler 

 towards the base, and having a, greenish 

 line down the centre of the segments. 



Culture dc. as above. 



C. madrensis. — This is a pretty Mexi- 

 can species rarely exceeding 18 inches in 



height, and produces several of its bright 

 orange-yellow flowers with a tuft of deeper 

 orange hairs at the base of each segment 

 later than most other species in August 

 and September. It does not go to rest so 

 early in consequence. 

 Cultu/re dc. as above. 



C. maweanus. — ^A beautiful Star Tulip 

 6-10 in. high, with linear glaucous leaves. 

 The bell- or cup-shaped flowers appear in 

 June and July 4-6 on a stem, each about 



2 in. across. The broadly obovate-aoute 

 outer segments are purplish, and the three 

 inner segments are pure white, tinged 

 with purple at the base, and densely 

 covered with long purple hairs. 



Culture dc. as above. 



C. nitidus This is a strong-growing 



species, the stems of which bear 5-10 

 large white flowers in an umbel. The 

 three inner segments have a large indigo 

 blotch in the centre, and the surface is 

 covered with long hairs. 



Culture dc. as above. 



C. Nuttalli. — A distinct species having 

 large flowers about 3 in. across, the three 

 narrow outer segments of which are 

 green striped with red, while the three 

 larger inner segments or petals are pure 

 or creamy-white, with a blackish-purple 

 blotch at the base. There is an improved 

 variety known as LeichtUni. The flowers 

 appear in June 2-3 on a stem. 



Culture dc. as above. 



C. obispoensis. — A species with spar- 

 ingly branched stems 1-2 ft. high, and 

 narrow acute convolute leaves. The 



3 outer segments are orange and purple 

 on a greenish-yellow ground, the shorter 

 inner ones being lemon-yeUow tipped with 

 reddish- brown and covered with long 

 delicate hairs. 



Culture dc. as above. This species 

 does not appear to be in cultivation yet. 



C. Palmeri. — A small and very rare 

 species with bright lilac flowers. 

 Culture dc. as above. 



C. PlummerBe. — A very fine species 

 remarkable for its broad radical leaves 

 nearly 2 ft. long, and strong branching 

 flower-spikes which appear in July, bear- 

 ing numerous soft lilac flowers about 4 in. 

 across, of a satiny lustre, the lower half of 

 each inner segment being covered with 

 golden-yellow hairs, and blotched with 



