The Wild Flowers of Califorina

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Parsons, Mary Elizabeth, 1859-1947

Title

The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits

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QK: Science: Botany

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Wild flowers -- California

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38886

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February 15, 2012

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Contents

1. 1.THE WILD FLOWERS
2. 2.MARGARET WARRINER BUCK — THIRD THOUSAND — WILLIAM DOXEY — AT THE SIGN OF THE LARK — SAN FRANCISCO — 1897
3. 3.TABLE OF CONTENTS
4. 4.PREFACE
5. 5.TABLE OF PLATES
6. 6.HOW TO USE THE BOOK
7. 7.EXPLANATION OF TERMS — ROOTS — STEMS — LEAVES — VENATION — FORM — THE APEX — THE MARGIN — TEXTURE — ARRANGEMENT — INFLORESCENCE — THE INDIVIDUAL FLOWER — THE STAMEN — THE PISTIL — THE FRUIT
8. 8.IMPORTANT PLANT FAMILIES AND GENERA — FAMILIES — GENERA — FOOTNOTE
9. 9.INTRODUCTORY
10. 10.PRELUDE
11. 11.FLOWER DESCRIPTIONS — A FANCY
12. 12.in the White Section. — TOOTHWORT. PEPPER-ROOT. SPRING-BLOSSOM. — Dentaria Californica , Nutt. Mustard Family. — ZYGADENE. — Zygadenus Fremonti , Michx. Lily Family. — POISON-OAK. — Rhus diversiloba , Torr. and Gray. Poison-Oak or Cashew Family. — WAKE-ROBIN. — Trillium ovatum , Pursh. Lily Family. — BEACH-STRAWBERRY. — Fragaria Chilensis , Ehrhart. Rose Family. — MANZANITA. BEARBERRY. — Arctostaphylos manzanita , Parry. Heath Family. — CALIFORNIAN SAXIFRAGE. — Saxifraga Californica , Greene. Saxifrage Family. — MINER'S LETTUCE. INDIAN LETTUCE. — Montia perfoliata , Howell. Purslane Family. — WOOD ANEMONE. WIND-FLOWER. — Anemone quinquefolia , L. Buttercup or Crowfoot Family. — OSO-BERRY. — Nuttallia cerasiformis , Torr. and Gray. Rose Family — WILD DATE. SPANISH BAYONET. — Yucca Mohavensis , Sargent. Lily Family. — FALSE SOLOMON'S SEAL. — Smilacina sessilifolia , Nutt. Lily Family. — MIST-MAIDENS. — Romanzoffia Sitchensis , Bongard. Baby-eyes or Water leaf Family. — STRAWBERRY CACTUS. — CALIFORNIAN FISH-HOOK CACTUS. LLAVINA. — Mamillaria Goodridgii , Scheer. Cactus Family. — THIMBLE-BERRY. — Rubus Nutkanus , Mocino. Rose Family. — COMMON WILD PEA. — Lathyrus vestitus , Nutt. Pea Family. — WILD CUCUMBER. BIG-ROOT. CHILICOTHE. — Echinocystis fabacea , Naudin. Gourd Family. — WHITE LAYIA. WHITE DAISY. — Layia glandulosa , Hook. and Arn. Composite Family. — BED-STRAW. GOOSE-GRASS. CLEAVERS. — Galium Aparine , L. Madder Family. — MOUNTAIN HEART'S-EASE. — Viola Beckwithii , Torr. and Gray. Violet Family. — POP-CORN FLOWER. — WHITE FORGET-ME-NOT. NIEVITAS. — Borage Family. — WHIPPLEA. — Whipplea modesta , Torr. Saxifrage Family. — WOODLAND STAR OF BETHLEHEM. — Tellima affinis , Bolander. Saxifrage Family. — WILD BUCKWHEAT. — Eriogonum fasciculatum , Bentham. Buckwheat Family. — SIERRA PLUM. WILD PLUM. — Prunus subcordata , Benth. Rose Family. — ELLISIA. — Ellisia chrysanthemifolia , Benth. Baby-eyes or Waterleaf Family. — MADROÑO. MADRONE. — Arbutus Menziesii , Pursh. Heath Family. — WILD WHITE LILAC. — Ceanothus velutinus , Dougl. Buckthorn Family. — WHITE NEMOPHILA. — Nemophila atomaria , Fisch. and Mey. Baby-eyes or Waterleaf Family. — RATTLE-WEED. LOCO-WEED. — Astragalus leucopsis , Torr. and Gray. Pea Family. — WILD MORNING-GLORY. — Convolvulus luteolus , Gray. Morning-Glory Family. — WOOD-BALM. PITCHER-SAGE. — Sphacele calycina , Benth. Mint Family. — YUCCA-PALM. TREE-YUCCA. JOSHUA-TREE. — Yucca arborescens , Trelease. Lily Family. — COMMON ELDER. — Sambucus glauca , Nutt. Honeysuckle Family. — COULTER'S SNAPDRAGON. — Antirrhinum Coulterianum , Benth. Figwort Family. — HELIOTROPE. — Heliotropium Curassavicum , L. Borage Family. — HOREHOUND. — Marrubium vulgare , Linn. Mint Family. — WHITE EVENING PRIMROSE. — Œnothera Californica , Watson. Evening-Primrose Family. — EVENING SNOW. — Gilia dichotoma , Benth. Phlox or Polemonium Family. — HEART'S-EASE. — Viola ocellata , Torr. and Gray. Violet Family. — ICE-PLANT. — Mesembryanthemum crystallinum , L. Fig-Marigold Family. — SQUAW-GRASS. SOUR-GRASS. TURKEY-BEARD. — Xerophyllum tenax , Nutt. Lily Family. — WHITE OWL'S CLOVER. — Orthocarpus versicolor , Greene. Figwort Family. — HAIRBELL. LANTERN OF THE FAIRIES. — WHITE GLOBE-TULIP. — Calochortus albus , Dougl. Lily Family. — TOLGUACHA. LARGE-FLOWERED DATURA. — Datura meteloides , DC. Nightshade Family. — YERBA SANTA. MOUNTAIN BALM. — ALUM-ROOT. — Heuchera micrantha , Dougl. Saxifrage Family. — CHAMISAL. CHAMISO. GREASEWOOD. — Adenostoma fasciculatum , Hook. and Arn. Rose Family. — HOLLY-LEAVED CHERRY. ISLAY. — Prunus ilicifolia , Walp. Rose Family. — YERBA BUENA. — Micromeria Douglasii , Benth. Mint Family. — MATILIJA POPPY. — Romneya Coulteri , Harv. Poppy Family. — WHITE SAGE. GREASEWOOD. — Audibertia polystachya , Benth. Mint Family. — CASCARA SAGRADA. CALIFORNIA COFFEE. — Rhamnus Californica , Esch. Buckthorn Family. — EVERLASTING FLOWER. CUDWEED. — LADY'S TOBACCO. — Gnaphalium decurrens , Ives. Composite Family — CALIFORNIAN BUCKEYE. — CALIFORNIAN HORSE-CHESTNUT. — Æsculus Californica , Nutt. Maple or Soapberry Family. — PUSSY'S-PAWS. — Spraguea umbellata , Torr. Purslane Family. — SPANISH BAYONET. OUR LORD'S CANDLE. — Yucca Whipplei , Torr. Lily Family. — RUBY LILY. CHAPARRAL LILY. REDWOOD LILY. — Lilium rubescens , Wats. Lily Family. — Hab. —The Coast Ranges, from Marin County to Humboldt County. — THISTLE-POPPY. CHICALOTE. — Argemone platyceras , Link and Otto. Poppy Family. — Malacothrix saxatilis , Torr. and Gray. Composite Family. — SALAL. WINTERGREEN. — Gaultheria Shallon , Pursh. Heath Family. — CALIFORNIAN SPIKENARD. — Aralia Californica , Wats. Ginseng Family. — YERBA MANSA. — Anemopsis Californica , Hook. Yerba Mansa Family. — SHEPHERD'S PURSE. — Capsella Bursa-pastoris , Medic. Mustard Family. — MARIPOSA TULIP. — Calochortus venustus , Benth. (and varieties). Lily Family. — COMMON NIGHTSHADE. — Solanum nigrum , L. Nightshade Family. — BUTTERFLY TULIP. — Calochortus luteus, var. oculatus , Wats. Lily Family. — WESTERN BOYKINIA. — Boykinia occidentalis , Torr. and Gray. Saxifrage Family. — SOAP-PLANT. AMOLE. — Chlorogalum pomeridianum , Kunth. Lily Family. — MOUNTAIN BIRCH. WHITE TEA-TREE. SOAP-BUSH. — Ceanothus integerrimus , Hook. and Arn. Buckthorn Family. — COMMON WHITE LUPINE. — Lupinus densiflorus , Benth. Pea Family. — MEADOW-SWEET. — Spiræa discolor , Pursh. Rose Family. — CALIFORNIAN AZALEA. — Rhododendron occidentale , Gray. Heath Family. — AMERICAN BARRENWORT. — Vancouveria parviflora , Greene. Barberry Family. — SERVICE-BERRY. JUNE-BERRY. — Amelanchier alnifolia , Nutt. Rose Family. — CHRISTMAS-BERRY. CALIFORNIAN HOLLY. TOYON. — Heteromeles arbutifolia , Rœmer. Rose Family. — VIRGIN'S BOWER. CLEMATIS. — Clematis ligusticifolia , Nutt. Buttercup or Crowfoot Family. — LADIES' TRESSES. — Spiranthes Romanzoffianum , Cham. Orchis Family. — TARWEED. MOUNTAIN MISERY. — Chamæbatia foliolosa , Benth. Rose Family. — LARGE-FLOWERED DOGWOOD. — Cornus Nuttallii , Audubon. Dogwood Family. — MILK-WHITE REIN-ORCHIS. — Habenaria leucostachys , Wats. Orchis Family. — JAMESTOWN-WEED. JIMSON-WEED. THORN-APPLE. COMMON STRAMONIUM. — Datura Stramonium , L. Nightshade Family. — YARROW. MILFOIL. — Achillea Millefolium , L. Composite Family. — RATTLESNAKE PLANTAIN. — Goodyera Menziesii , Lindl. Orchis Family. — BUTTON-BUSH. BUTTON-WILLOW. — Cephalanthus occidentalis , L. Madder Family. — WHITE-VEINED SHINLEAF. — Pyrola picta , Smith. Heath Family. — PEARLY EVERLASTING FLOWER. — Anaphalis Margaritacea , Benth. Composite Family. — WASHINGTON LILY. SHASTA LILY. — Lilium Washingtonianum , Kell. Lily Family. — LABRADOR TEA. — Ledum glandulosum , Nutt. Heath Family. — PIPSISSIWA. PRINCE'S PINE. — Chimaphila Menziesii , Spreng. Heath Family. — GROUNDSEL-TREE. — Baccharis pilularis , DC. Composite Family. — LARGE WHITE MOUNTAIN DAISY. — Erigeron Coulteri , T.C. Porter. Composite Family. — CALIFORNIAN FALSE HELLEBORE. — Veratrum Californicum , Durand. Lily Family.
13. 13.II. YELLOW — SUN-CUPS. — Œnothera ovata , Nutt. Evening-Primrose Family. — COMMON BUTTERCUP. — Ranunculus Californicus , Benth. Buttercup or Crowfoot Family. — CREAM-CUPS. — Platystemon Californicus , Benth. Poppy Family. — COPA DE ORO. CALIFORNIA POPPY. TOROSA. — Eschscholtzia Californica , Cham. Poppy Family. — MOCK-ORANGE. GOURD. CHILI-COJOTE. CALABAZILLA. — Cucurbita fœtidissima , HBK. Gourd Family. — WATER-HOLLY. MAHONIA. — Berberis nervosa , Pursh. Barberry Family. — TREE-POPPY. — Dendromecon rigidum , Benth. Poppy Family. — YELLOW PANSY. — Viola pedunculata , Torr. and Gray. Violet Family. — TWIN-BERRY. — Lonicera involucrata , Banks. Honeysuckle Family. — OREGON GRAPE. HOLLY-LEAVED BARBERRY. MAHONIA. — Berberis Aquifolium , Pursh. Barberry Family. — SUNSHINE. FLY-FLOWER. — Bæria gracilis , Gray. Composite Family. — MEADOW-FOAM. — Flœrkia Douglasii , Baillon. Geranium Family. — PIMPERNEL. POOR-MAN'S WEATHER-GLASS. — Anagallis arvensis , L. Primrose Family. — Encelia Californica , Nutt. Composite Family. — YELLOW FORGET-ME-NOT. WOOLLY-BREECHES. — Amsinckia , Lehm. Borage Family. — TREE-TOBACCO. — Nicotiana glauca , Graham. Nightshade Family. — WIND-POPPY. BLOOD-DROP. FLAMING POPPY. — Meconopsis heterophylla , Benth. Poppy Family. — WHISPERING BELLS. — Emmenanthe penduliflora , Benth. Baby-eyes or Waterleaf Family. — YELLOW STAR TULIP. — Calochortus Benthami , Baker. Lily Family. — CREAM-COLORED WALL-FLOWER. — Erysimum grandiflorum , Nutt. Mustard Family. — BUR-CLOVER. — Medicago denticulata , Willd. Pea Family. — COMMON MONKEY-FLOWER. — Mimulus luteus , L. Figwort Family. — Œnothera bistorta , Nutt. Evening-Primrose Family. — FAWN-LILY. DOG'S-TOOTH VIOLET. CHAMISE-LILY. — Erythronium giganteum , Lindl. Lily Family. — STICKY MONKEY-FLOWER. — Mimulus glutinosus , Wend. Figwort Family. — CREEPING WOOD-VIOLET. — Viola sarmentosa , Dougl. Violet Family. — COMMON BLACK MUSTARD. — Brassica nigra , Koch. Mustard Family. — ECHEVERIA. — Cotyledon lanceolata , Benth. and Hook. Stonecrop or Orpine Family. — HEN-AND-CHICKENS. — Cotyledon Californicum , Trelease. Stonecrop or Orpine Family. — BLADDERPOD. — Isomeris arborea , Nutt. Caper Family. — YELLOW GLOBE-TULIP. DIOGENES' LANTERN. GOLDEN LILY-BELL. — Calochortus pulchellus , Dougl. Lily Family. — YELLOW SAND-VERBENA. — Abronia latifolia , Esch. Four-o'clock Family. — SEA-DAHLIA. — Leptosyne maritima , Gray. Composite Family. — FALSE LUPINE. — Thermopsis Californica , Wats. Pea Family. — TIDY-TIPS. YELLOW DAISY. — Layia platyglossa , Gray. Composite Family. — GOLDEN BUTTERFLY-TULIP. — Calochortus clavatus , Wats. Lily Family. — Malacothrix Californica , DC. Composite Family. — BUTTER-AND-EGGS. — Orthocarpus erianthus , Benth. Figwort Family. — BRASS BUTTONS. — Cotula coronopifolia , L. Composite Family. — DEER-WEED. WILD BROOM. — Hosackia glabra , Torr. Pea Family. — TREFOIL SUMACH. FRAGRANT SUMACH. SQUAW-BERRY. — Rhus Canadensis, var. trilobata , Gray. Poison-Oak or Cashew Family. — GOLDEN STARS. — Bloomeria aurea , Kell. Lily Family. — YELLOW SWEET CLOVER. — Melilotus parviflora , Desf. Pea Family. — CALIFORNIAN COMPASS-PLANT. SUNFLOWER. — Wyethia angustifolia , Nutt. Composite Family. — CALIFORNIAN SLIPPERY-ELM. — Fremontia Californica , Torr. Hand-tree Family. — DODDER. LOVE-VINE. GOLDEN-THREAD. — Cuscuta , Tourn. Morning-Glory Family. — LARGE YELLOW LUPINE. — Lupinus arboreus , Sims. Pea Family. — ST. JOHN'S-WORT. — Hypericum concinnum , Benth. St. John's-wort Family. — GOLDEN DICENTRA. — Dicentra chrysantha , Hook. and Arn. Bleeding-heart Family. — CALIFORNIAN DANDELION. — Troximon grandiflorum , Gray. Composite Family. — Hosackia bicolor , Dougl. Pea Family. — SKUNK-CABBAGE. — Lysichiton Camtschatcensis , Schott. Arum Family. — BLAZING-STAR. — Mentzelia lævicaulis , Torr. and Gray. Loasa or Blazing-star Family. — STONECROP. — Sedum spathulifolium , Hook. Stonecrop or Orpine Family. — PRICKLY-PEAR. TUNA. — Opuntia Engelmanni , Salm. Cactus Family. — VENEGASIA. — Venegasia carpesioides , DC. Composite Family. — FALSE PIMPERNEL. — Hypericum anagalloides , Cham. and Schlecht. St. John's-wort Family. — CANCER-ROOT. NAKED BROOM-RAPE. — Aphyllon fasciculatum , Gray. Broom-rape Family. — YELLOW MARIPOSA TULIP. — Calochortus luteus , Dougl. Lily Family. — SILVER-WEED. CINQUEFOIL. — Potentilla Anserina , L. Rose Family. — COMMON EVENING PRIMROSE. — Œnothera biennis , L. Evening-Primrose Family. — GUM-PLANT. RESIN-WEED. AUGUST-FLOWER. — Grindelia cuneifolia , Nutt. Composite Family. — SULPHUR-FLOWER. — Eriogonum umbellatum , Torr. Buckwheat Family. — WILD BOUVARDIA. — Gilia grandiflora , Gray. Phlox or Polemonium Family. — LITTLE ALPINE LILY. — Lilium parvum , Kell. Lily Family. — GOLDEN YARROW. — Eriophyllum confertiflorum , Gray. Composite Family. — TARWEED. WILD COREOPSIS. — Madia elegans , Don. Composite Family. — LEOPARD-LILY. TIGER-LILY. — Lilium pardalinum , Kell. Lily Family. — YELLOW POND-LILY. — Nuphar polysepalum , Engelm. Water-Lily Family. — HUMBOLDT'S LILY. TIGER-LILY. — Lilium Humboldtii , Roezl and Leichtlin. Lily Family. — COMMON SUNFLOWER. — Helianthus annuus , L. Composite Family. — PINE-DROPS. — Pterospora andromedea , Nutt. Heath Family. — TARWEED. — Hemizonia luzulæfolia , DC. Composite Family. — CALIFORNIAN GOLDENROD. — Solidago Californica , Nutt. Composite Family. — MOTH-MULLEIN. — Verbascum Blattaria , L. Figwort Family. — WESTERN GOLDENROD. — Solidago occidentalis , Nutt. Composite Family. — CREOSOTE-BUSH. GOBERNADORA. HIDEONDO. — Larrea Mexicana , Moricand. Creosote-Bush Family.
14. 14.III. PINK — [ Pink or occasionally or partially pink flowers not described in — the Pink Section. — RED-STEMMED FILAREE. ALFILERILLA. CLOCKS. PIN-CLOVER. — Erodium cicutarium , L'Her. Geranium Family. — REDWOOD-SORREL. — Oxalis Oregana , Nutt. Geranium Family. — ROCK-CRESS. — Arabis blepharophylla , Hook. and Arn. Mustard Family. — WILD HOLLYHOCK. — Sidalcea malvæflora , Gray. Mallow Family. — REDBUD. JUDAS-TREE. — Cercis occidentalis , Torr. Pea Family. — HUCKLEBERRY. — Vaccinium ovatum , Pursh. Heath Family. — STAR-FLOWER. CHICKWEED-WINTERGREEN. — Trientalis Europæa, var. latifolia , Torr. Primrose Family. — CLINTONIA. — Clintonia Andrewsiana , Torr. Lily Family. — LEMONADE-BERRY. MAHOGANY. — Rhus integrifolia , Benth. and Hook. Poison-oak or Cashew Family. — SHOOTING-STARS. WILD CYCLAMEN. MAD VIOLETS. — Dodecatheon Meadia , L. Primrose Family. — PRICKLY PHLOX. — Gilia Californica , Benth. Phlox or Polemonium Family. — CALIFORNIAN FOUR-O'CLOCK. — Mirabilis Californica , Gray. Four-o'clock Family. — BEACH MORNING-GLORY. — Convolvulus Soldanella , L. Morning-glory Family. — CALYPSO. — Calypso borealis , Salisb. Orchis Family. — WILD PORTULACA. — Calandrinia caulescens , HBK.; var. Menziesii , Gray. Purslane Family. — THE PRIDE OF CALIFORNIA. — Lathyrus splendens , Kell. Pea Family. — CALIFORNIAN WILD CURRANT. INCENSE-SHRUB. — Ribes glutinosum , Benth. Saxifrage Family. — GROUND-PINK. FRINGED GILIA. — Gilia dianthoides , Endl. Phlox or Polemonium Family. — COMMON FLEABANE. — Erigeron Philadelphicus , L. Sunflower Family. — TURKISH RUGGING. — Chorizanthe staticoides , Benth. Buckwheat Family. — CANCHALAGUA. CALIFORNIAN CENTAURY. — Erythræa venusta , Gray. Gentian Family. — FALSE MALLOW. — Malvastrum Thurberi , Gray. Mallow Family. — MESEMBRYANTHEMUM. FIG-MARIGOLD. — Mesembryanthemum æquilaterale , Haworth. Fig-marigold Family. — Gilia androsacea , Steud. Phlox or Polemonium Family. — Mimulus Douglasii , Gray. Figwort Family. — BITTER-ROOT. SPAT'LUM. TOBACCO-ROOT. — Lewisia rediviva , Pursh. Purslane Family. — SPINELESS TUNA. — Opuntia basilaris, var. ramosa , Parish. Cactus Family. — SNOW-BERRY. — Symphoricarpos racemosus , Michx. Honeysuckle Family. — TREE-MALLOW. — Lavatera assurgentiflora , Kell. Mallow Family. — WILD HONEYSUCKLE. — Lonicera hispidula , Dougl. Honeysuckle Family. — PINK PAINT-BRUSH. ESCOBITA. — Orthocarpus purpurascens , Benth. Figwort Family. — CLARKIA. — Clarkia elegans , Dougl. Evening-Primrose Family. — CHAPARRAL PEA. — Pickeringia montana , Nutt. Pea Family. — HEDGE-NETTLE. — Stachys bullata , Benth. Mint Family. — TWINING HYACINTH. — Brodiæa volubilis , Baker. Lily Family. — CALIFORNIAN ROSE-BAY. — Rhododendron Californicum , Hook. Heath Family. — COMMON WILD ROSE. — Rosa Californica , Cham. and Schlecht. Rose Family. — BEAUTIFUL CLARKIA. — Clarkia concinna (F. and M.), Greene. Evening-Primrose Family. — SPREADING DOGBANE. — Apocynum androsæmifolium , L. Dogbane Family. — FIRECRACKER FLOWER. — Brodiæa coccinea , Gray. Lily Family. — GODETIA. FAREWELL TO SPRING. — Godetia viminea , Spach. Evening-Primrose Family. — BLEEDING-HEART. — Dicentra formosa , DC. Bleeding-heart Family. — INDIAN RHUBARB. UMBRELLA-PLANT. — Saxifraga peltata , Torr. Saxifrage Family. — GREAT WILLOW-HERB. FIREWEED. — Epilobium spicatum , Lam. Evening-Primrose Family. — ALPINE HEATHER. — Bryanthus Breweri , Gray. Heath Family. — Silene Gallica , L. Pink Family. — ALPINE PHLOX. — Phlox Douglasii , Hook. Phlox or Polemonium Family. — PINK MONKEY-FLOWER. — Mimulus Lewisii , Pursh. Figwort Family. — SIERRA PRIMROSE. — Primula suffrutescens , Gray. Primrose Family. — PRIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS. — Pentstemon Menziesii, var. Newberryi , Gray. Figwort Family. — LESSINGIA. — Lessingia leptoclada , Gray. Composite Family. — ELEPHANTS' HEADS. — Pedicularis Grœnlandica , Retz. Figwort Family. — ALPINE WILLOW-HERB. ROCK-FRINGE. — Epilobium obcordatum , Gray. Evening-Primrose Family. — Hosackia Purshiana , Benth. Pea Family.
15. 15.IV. BLUE AND PURPLE — [ Blue or purple or occasionally or partially blue or purple flowers not described in the Blue and Purple Section. — FETID ADDER'S-TONGUE. — Scoliopus Bigelovii , Torr. Lily Family. — HOUND'S-TONGUE. — Cynoglossum grande , Dougl. Borage Family. — CALIFORNIA LILAC. SOAP-BUSH. — Ceanothus divaricatus , Nutt. Buckthorn Family. — CALIFORNIAN TRILLIUM. — Trillium sessile, var. Californicum , Wats. Lily Family. — BRODIÆA. CLUSTER-LILY. WILD HYACINTH. — Brodiæa capitata , Benth. Lily Family. — BROWN LILY. MISSION-BELLS. BRONZE-BELLS. RICE-ROOT. — Fritillaria lanceolata , Pursh. Lily Family. — BLACK LILY. CHOCOLATE-LILY. — Fritillaria biflora , Lindl. Lily Family. — LARGE-FLOWERED PHACELIA. — Phacelia grandiflora , Gray. Baby-eyes or Waterleaf Family. — VIOLET NIGHTSHADE. — Solanum Xanti , Gray. Nightshade Family. — GREEN-BANDED MARIPOSA. NOONA. — Calochortus macrocarpus , Dougl. Lily Family — SKULLCAP. — Scutellaria tuberosa , Benth. Mint Family. — CORAL-ROOT. — Corallorhiza Bigelovii , Wats. Orchis Family. — CALIFORNIA LILAC. BLUE MYRTLE. BLUE-BLOSSOM. — Ceanothus thyrsiflorus , Esch. Buckthorn Family. — BLUE LARKSPUR. ESPUELA DEL CABALLERO. — Delphinium , Tourn. Buttercup or Crowfoot Family. — CAT'S-EARS. PUSSY'S-EARS. — Calochortus Maweanus , Leichtlein. Lily Family. — PURPLE NEMOPHILA. — Nemophila aurita , Lindl. Baby-eyes or Waterleaf Family. — GROUND-IRIS. — Iris macrosiphon , Torr. Iris Family. — WILD HELIOTROPE. VERVENIA. — Phacelia tanacetifolia , Benth. Baby-eyes or Waterleaf Family. — BLUE-EYED GRASS. AZULEA. VILLELA. — Sisyrinchium bellum , Wats. Iris Family. — BABY-EYES. BLUE-VEINED NEMOPHILA. — Nemophila intermedia , Bioletti. Baby-eyes or Waterleaf Family. — CALIFORNIAN MILKWORT. — Polygala Californica , Nutt. Milkwort Family. — WILD CANTERBURY-BELL. — Phacelia Whitlavia , Gray. Baby-eyes or Waterleaf Family. — BIRD'S-EYES. — Gilia tricolor , Benth. Phlox or Polemonium Family. — BABY-BLUE-EYES. CALIFORNIAN BLUEBELLS. MARIANAS. — Nemophila insignis , Dougl. Baby-eyes or Waterleaf Family. — LILAC SAND-VERBENA. WILD LANTANA. — Abronia villosa , Wats. Four-o'clock Family. — CAMASS. KAMASS. WILD HYACINTH. — Camassia esculenta , Lindl. Lily Family. — INNOCENCE. COLLINSIA. — Collinsia bicolor , Benth. Figwort Family. — BLACK SAGE. BALL-SAGE. — Audibertia stachyoides , Benth. Mint Family. — BLUE GILIA. — Cilia Chamissonis , Greene. Phlox or Polemonium Family. — CHIA. SAGE. — Salvia Columbariæ , Benth. Mint Family. — BLUE-AND-WHITE LUPINE. — Lupinus bicolor , Lindl. Pea Family. — DOUGLAS IRIS. — Iris Douglasiana , Herb. Iris Family. — ITHURIEL'S SPEAR. BLUE MILLA. — Brodiæa laxa , Wats. Lily Family. — BEACH-ASTER. — Erigeron glaucus , Ker. Composite Family. — TOAD-FLAX. — Linaria Canadensis , Dumont. Figwort Family. — CATALINA MARIPOSA TULIP. — Calochortus Catalinæ , Wats. Lily Family. — DOG-VIOLET. — Viola canina, var. adunca , Gray. Violet Family. — THISTLE-SAGE. — Salvia carduacea , Benth. Mint Family. — VIOLET BEARD-TONGUE. — Pentstemon heterophyllus , Lindl. Figwort Family. — WILD GINGER. — Asarum caudatum , Lindl. Birthwort Family. — COMMON MILKWEED. SILKWEED. — Asclepias Mexicana , Cav. Milkweed Family. — CHICORY. SUCCORY. WILD BACHELOR'S-BUTTON. — Cichorium Intybus , L. Composite Family. — CALIFORNIAN LOBELIA. — Downingia pulchella , Torr. Lobelia Family. — FALSE INDIGO. LEAD-PLANT. — Amorpha Californica , Nutt. Pea Family. — BLUE-CURLS. — Trichostema lanceolatum , Benth. Mint Family. — ROMERO. WOOLLY BLUE-CURLS. — Trichostema lanatum , Benth. Mint Family. — HARVEST BRODIÆA. LARGE-FLOWERED BRODIÆA. — Brodiæa grandiflora , Smith. Lily Family. — VIOLET SNAPDRAGON. — Antirrhinum vagans , Gray. Figwort Family. — CALIFORNIAN HAREBELL. BELLFLOWER. — Campanula prenanthoides , Durand. Harebell or Campanula Family. — SELF-HEAL. HEAL-ALL. — Brunella vulgaris , L. Mint Family. — PENNYROYAL. POLÉO. — Monardella villosa , Benth. Mint Family. — LUCERN. ALFALFA. CHILEAN CLOVER. — Medicago sativa , L. Pea Family. — SQUAW'S CARPET. MAHALA MATS. — Ceanothus prostratus , Benth. Buckthorn Family. — ACONITE. MONK'S-HOOD. FRIAR'S-CAP. BLUEWEED. — Aconitum Columbianum , Nutt. Buttercup or Crowfoot Family. — BLUE GENTIAN. — Gentiana calycosa , Griseb. Gentian Family. — TALL MOUNTAIN LARKSPUR. — Delphinium scopulorum, var. glaucum , Gray. — Buttercup or Crowfoot Family. — COMMON ASTER. — Aster Chamissonis , Gray. Composite Family. — LAVENDER MOUNTAIN DAISY. — Erigeron salsuginosus , Gray. Composite Family. — BLUE FORGET-ME-NOT. STICKSEED. — Echinospermum floribundum , Lehm. Borage Family.
16. 16.V. RED — [ Red or occasionally or partially red flowers not described in the Red Section. — INDIAN WARRIOR. — Pedicularis densiflora , Benth. Figwort Family. — WILD GOOSEBERRY. — Ribes Menziesii , Pursh. Saxifrage Family. — FUCHSIA-FLOWERED GOOSEBERRY. — Ribes speciosum , Pursh. Saxifrage Family. — WILD PEONY. — Pæonia Brownii , Dougl. Buttercup or Crowfoot Family. — CALIFORNIAN FIGWORT. CALIFORNIAN BEE-PLANT. — Scrophularia Californica , Cham. Figwort Family. — FALSE ALUM-ROOT. — Tellima grandiflora , R. Br. Saxifrage Family. — INDIAN PAINT-BRUSH. SCARLET PAINT-BRUSH. — Castilleia parviflora , Bong. Figwort Family. — NORTHERN SCARLET LARKSPUR. CHRISTMAS-HORNS. — Delphinium nudicaule , Torr. and Gray. Buttercup or Crowfoot Family. — SCARLET FRITILLARY. — Fritillaria recurva , Benth. Lily Family. — COLUMBINE. — Aquilegia truncata , Fisch. and Mey. Buttercup or Crowfoot Family. — CLIMBING PENTSTEMON. SCARLET HONEYSUCKLE. — Pentstemon cordifolius , Benth. Figwort Family. — HUMMING-BIRD'S SAGE. — Audibertia grandiflora , Benth. Mint Family. — CALIFORNIAN SWEET-SCENTED SHRUB. — WESTERN SPICE-BUSH. — Calycanthus occidentalis , Hook. and Arn. Sweet Shrub Family. — INDIAN PINK. — Silene Californica , Durand. Pink Family. — COAST LILY. — Lilium maritimum , Kell. Lily Family. — CHOLLA-CACTUS. — Opuntia prolifera , Engelm. Cactus Family. — SCARLET BUGLER. — Pentstemon centranthifolius , Benth. Figwort Family. — LARGE VETCH. — Vicia gigantea , Hook. Pea Family. — SCARLET GILIA. — Gilia aggregata , Spreng. Phlox or Polemonium Family. — SCARLET MONKEY-FLOWER. — Mimulus cardinalis , Dougl. Figwort Family. — SNOW-PLANT. — Sarcodes sanguinea , Torr. Heath Family. — SOUTHERN SCARLET LARKSPUR. — Delphinium cardinale , Hook. Buttercup or Crowfoot Family. — WESTERN CARDINAL-FLOWER. — Lobelia splendens , Willd. Lobelia Family. — HUMMING-BIRD'S TRUMPET. CALIFORNIA FUCHSIA. — Zauschneria Californica , Presl. Evening-Primrose Family.
17. 17.VI. MISCELLANEOUS — MUILLA. — Muilla maritima , Benth. Lily Family. — SILK-TASSEL TREE. QUININE-BUSH. — Garrya elliptica , Dougl. Dogwood Family. — CALIFORNIA LAUREL. — Umbellularia Californica , Nutt. Laurel Family. — MOUNTAIN MAHOGANY. — Cercocarpus parvifolius , Nutt. Rose Family. — DUTCHMAN'S PIPE. PIPE-VINE. — Aristolochia Californica , Torr. Birthwort Family. — TURK'S-HEAD CACTUS. TURBAN CACTUS. — Echinocactus viridescens , Nutt. Cactus Family. — FAIRY BELLS. DROPS OF GOLD. — Prosartes Hookeri , Torr. Lily Family. — COMMON MUGWORT. — Artemisia vulgaris, var. Californica , Bess. Composite Family. — ARTEMISIA. SAGEBRUSH. — Artemisia Californica , Less. Composite Family. — WILD PIE-PLANT. CANAIGRE. — Rumex hymenosepalus , Torr. Buckwheat Family. — HORNLESS WOOLLY MILKWEED. — Gomphocarpus tomentosus , Gray. Milkweed Family. — MOUNTAIN LADY'S SLIPPER. — Cypripedium montanum , Dougl. Orchis Family. — REIN-ORCHIS. — Habenaria elegans , Bolander. Orchis Family. — TEASEL. FULLER'S THISTLE. — Dipsacus Fullonum , L. Teasel Family. — SAMPHIRE. GLASSWORT. — Salicornia ambigua , Michx. Goosefoot Family. — MOTTLED SWAMP-ORCHIS. FALSE LADY'S SLIPPER. — Epipactis gigantea , Dougl. Orchis Family. — CALIFORNIAN PITCHER-PLANT. CALF'S-HEAD. — Darlingtonia Californica , Torr. Pitcher-plant Family.
18. 18.INDEX TO LATIN NAMES
19. 19.INDEX TO ENGLISH NAMES
20. 20.INDEX OF TECHNICAL TERMS
21. 21.GLOSSARY — Transcriber's Notes

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