Moiiiitaiii Asphodel 
Then there is the queer-looking “Moun¬ 
tain Asphodel.” It grows from two to 
four feet high. The stems are stout. 
It has long, dry, riaid, grass-like 
leaves. The longest ones are clustered 
at the roots. The mountain people say 
the Indians make baskets of them. 
The leaves grow smaller and smaller 
on the stem until they are only bracts. 
The crowded, showy, white blossoms 
resemble somewhat a dainty white 
feather duster. 
The Mountain Asphodel is considered 
by many the handsomest flower of the 
mountains. 
No. 32. 
