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THE WILD FLOWERS OF CALIFORNIA

THE WILD FLOWERS OF CALIFORNIA

THEIR NAMES, HAUNTS, AND HABITS

BY MARY ELIZABETH PARSONS

ILLUSTRATED BY MARGARET WARRINER BUCK

THIRD THOUSAND

WILLIAM DOXEY AT THE SIGN OF THE LARK SAN FRANCISCO 1897

COPYRIGHT, 1897 WILLIAM DOXEY

THE DOXEY PRESS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PAGE

PREFACE vii

TABLE OF PLATES xiii

HOW TO USE THE BOOK xix

EXPLANATION OF TERMS xxii

IMPORTANT PLANT FAMILIES AND GENERA xxxi

INTRODUCTORY xlii

PRELUDE xlvii

FLOWER DESCRIPTIONS:--

I. WHITE 3

II. YELLOW 109

III. PINK 193

IV. BLUE AND PURPLE 255

V. RED 335

VI. MISCELLANEOUS 369

INDEX TO LATIN NAMES 393

INDEX TO ENGLISH NAMES 399