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
- Prefacevii
- Table of Platesxiii
- How to Use the Bookxix
- Explanation of Termsxxii
- Important Plant Families and Generaxxxi
- Introductoryxlii
- Preludexlvii
- Flower Descriptions:--
- I. White3
- II. Yellow109
- III. Pink193
- IV. Blue and Purple255
- V. Red335
- VI. Miscellaneous369
- Index to Latin Names393
- Index to English Names399
- Index of Technical Terms405
- Glossary406
"Were I, O God, in churchless lands remaining,Far from all voice of teachers or divines,My soul would find in flowers of thy ordainingPriests, sermons, shrines!"
PREFACE
To the thoughtless a flower is oft
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