LILY FAMILY. Liliaceae. 

Beautiful and popular flowers, with a 
Satin-bell. Whit individuali i 
ee “great deal of individuality and quite 
Globe Tulip 
Calochértus Glbus Japanese in the decorative arrangement of 
White the graceful stems and glossy, rich green 
sh foliage. The narrow root-leaf is over a 
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foot long and spreads on the-ground and 
other smaller leaves are disposed along the bending stem, 
which is from one to two feet tall and hung with pretty 
light-green buds and beautiful drooping blossoms, over an 
inch long, pearly white, sometimes tinged with lilac, with a 
satiny sheen and delicate yet crisp in texture. The papery 
sepals are greenish-white and the petals are sometimes 
tinged with purple at the base and are prettily fringed with 
hairs along the edges and often cross their tips in a very 
engaging way. They are covered inside with long, silky, 
white or yellow hairs and the glands are crescent-shaped, 
with close, short, sticky, white or yellow hairs, and form 
pale-green humps on the outside of the petals; the anthers 
are cream-color and the pistil whitish. The capsule is one 
or two inches long, with a short beak and brown seeds. 
These plants grow on shady banks in the Coast Ranges and 
have several pretty common names, such as Lantern of the 
Fairies and Alabaster Tulip, as well as the misleading 
name Hairbell, which causes this flower to be confused with 
the Harebell or Campanula. 
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