72 California Trees and Flowers. 



nado, when it will receive from San Diegans as cordial a reception 

 as that accorded to it by dwellers about the Golden Gate. 



Mary S. Berry. 



CALIFORNIA TREES AND FLOWERS.— III. 



LIBOCEDRUS. 



L. decureens Torr. California White Cedar. A tall tree, con- 

 ical in shape, in foliage and habit resembling Thuya gigantea. 



LILIUM. 



There are about fifty species of lilies in the world, California 

 possessing eight handsome species, which are widely sought for 

 their showy and often fragrant flowers. They are better known in 

 European than in American gardens, but are worthy of greater 

 attention in their native land. 



L. Washingtonianum Kellogg. The Washington Lily is a tall, 

 stately plant, with whorls of dark green leaves and many pure white 

 fragrant flowers. A beautiful species, growing in loose soil on ridges 

 or lightly shaded hillsides. 



L. Parryi Watson. This fine and exceedingly rare lily, named 

 in honor of the late Dr. C. C. Parry, produces lovely clusters of large 

 and very fragrant flowers of a clear lemon yellow. 



L. Rubescens Watson. A rare form resembling the Washington 

 Lily, except in the color of its exceedingly fragrant flowers, which 

 change from white to dark ruby red after opening. 



L. parvum Kellogg. A low, slender, graceful plant, bearing from 

 two to fifty or more bell-shaped flowers with light yellow centers 

 dotted with brown, the petals tipped with scarlet or crimson. 



L. maritimum Kellogg. The Marine Lily resembles the last, 

 small, with dark green foliage, and usually fewer deep crimson or 

 blood-red flowers, dotted with black. 



L. paedalinum Kellogg. Hardy and very handsome, preferring 

 a rich moist soil; bearing large and brilliant crimson flowers, dotted 

 with black and with a yellow center. A favorite. 



L. Humboltii R. & S. Large and tall, stout, with orange-red 

 flowers, spotted with brown. Thrives in dry open places. The 

 Humboldt Lily is very stately and handsome. 



L. columbianum Hanson. A graceful miniature of the last. 



LOBELIA. 



L. splendens Willd. Two or three feet high, growing in moist 

 situations, producing a many-flowered raceme of intense red blos- 

 soms. 



LOESELIA. 



L. tenuifolia Gray. A showy plant, a span to a foot high, pro- 

 ducing abundantly brilliant poppy-red or carmine flowers. Peren- 

 nial. 



