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
Index of Technical Terms
405
Glossary
406
"Were I, O God, in churchless lands remaining,
Far from all voice of teachers or divines,
My soul would find in flowers of thy ordaining
Priests, sermons, shrines!"
[Pg vii]
PREFACE
To the thoughtless a flower is oft
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