
ASTER FAMILY—LILY FAMILY = 
ALPINE KospoLD RYDBERGIA GRANDIFLORA 
Plate 41, fig. 7 
This shaggy, gray-green little plant with its huge, hanging yellow 
head, often as broad as the stem is tall, is weirdly suggestive of fairy- 
folk. The stems grow 2-15 in. tall and bear flowers in midsummer. 
They are to be found only in alpine meadows at 10000-14000 ft. 
LILY FAMILY 
WiLp ONION ALLIUM CERNUUM 
Plate 42, fig. 1 
The Wild Onion bears open clusters of rose-purple flowers that 
droop in the bud, but rise gradually as they bloom, until the fruits are 
erect. They blossom in midsummer and are found in foothills, 
meadows, and aspen and spruce woods at 5000-10000 ft. The plants 
grow 1-2 it. tall, and the bruised foliage and bulbs have the character- 
istic onion odor. The genus is widely cultivated and furnishes several 
varieties of onion, chives, leek, garlic and shallot. 
SprinGc Liry EryTHRONIUM PARVIFLORUM 
Plate 42, fig. 3 
The yellow flower of the Spring Lily droops from a slender stem, 
6-15 in. tall and blooms in the spring. The plant consists merely of 
two broad but pointed leaves, besides the flowering-stalk, and is found 
in meadows and spruce woods at 8000-12000 ft. It certainly deserves 
a place among cultivated plants. 
Rep Lity LILIUM PHILADELPHICUM 
Plate 42, fig. 4 
The scarlet petals of the Red Lily are ornamented at their bases 
with dark reddish-brown spots that serve to direct visiting insects to 
