It has been the aim of the author to picture for the most part the flowers peculiarly Californian, leaving Mrs. Dana's charming book, "How to Know the Wild Flowers," to illustrate those we possess in common with the Atlantic Slope, thus making the works the complements one of the other.

Mrs. Dana has kindly permitted the author to use her plan of arrangement—i.e. of grouping all the white flowers in one section, the yellow in another, the pink in a third, and so on, which, in the absence of a key, greatly facilitates the finding of any given flower. The flowers of each section have been arranged as nearly as possible according to their natural succession in the seasons, with one or two exceptions.

Such confusion is rife in the nomenclature of Californian plants, and the same plant is so often furnished with several names,—and several plants sometimes with the same name,—that the authority is in every instance quoted, in order to make it perfectly clear what plant is meant by the name given. Wherever allusion is made to the Spanish-Californians, the Spanish-speaking Californians are meant, very few of whom are Castilians at the present day, most of whom are of an admixture of races.

The flower-cuts are all from pen-and-ink drawings by the illustrator; and all but four are from her own original studies from nature. These four, which it was impossible for her to procure, have been adapted by her from other drawings, by the aid of herbarium specimens. They include Aphyllon fasciculatum, Fremontia Californica, Hosackia gracilis, and Brodiæa volubilis. It has been impossible upon so small a page to maintain a uniform relative size in the drawings, for which reason the plant-descriptions in fine print should be consulted for the size.

The author and the illustrator desire to make grateful acknowledgments to many kind friends throughout the State who have rendered them assistance in numerous ways. Their gratitude is due in particular to Miss Alice Eastwood, of the California Academy of Sciences, who, by her unfailing kindness and encouragement, as well as by her personal assistance, has rendered them invaluable aid. Also, to Mr. Carl Purdy, of Ukiah, who from his wide experience, as a grower of our native liliaceous plants, has a knowledge of them shared by few or none, and who has generously placed at their disposal the results of his observations. They also tender their thanks to the Southern Pacific and the North Pacific Railways, who, by their generous granting of reduced rates and passes, have made possible a wider personal acquaintance with the flowers than could have otherwise been enjoyed.

San Rafael, Cal., October 15, 1897.

TABLE OF PLATES

AconiteAconitum Columbianum[329]
AlfalfaMedicago sativa[327]
AlfilerillaErodium cicutarium[195]
Alpine HeatherBryanthus Breweri[247]
Alpine PhloxPhlox Douglasii[249]
Alum-RootHeuchera micrantha[59]
American BarrenwortVancouveria parviflora[89]
Anemone, WoodAnemone quinquefolia[19]
August-FlowerGrindelia cuneifolia[177]
AzuleaSisyrinchium bellum[285]
Azure Beard-TonguePentstemon azureus[309]
Baby-Blue-EyesNemophila insignis[291]
Beach-AsterErigeron glaucus[305]
Beautiful ClarkiaClarkia concinna[237]
Bee-Plant, CalifornianScrophularia Californica[343]
BellflowerCampanula prenanthoides[323]
Big-RootEchinocystis fabacea[27]
Blazing-StarMentzelia Lindleyi[169]
Bleeding-HeartDicentra formosa[243]
Blue-BlossomCeanothus thyrsiflorus[275]
Blue-eyed GrassSisyrinchium bellum[285]
Blue GentianGentiana calycosa[331]
Blue GiliaGilia Chamissonis[297]
Blue LarkspurDelphinium[277]
Blue-and-white LupineLupinus bicolor[301]
Blue MillaBrodiæa laxa[303]
Blue MyrtleCeanothus thyrsiflorus[275]
BlueweedAconitum Columbianum[329]
BrodiæaBrodiæa capitata[263]
Bronze-bells}
Brown Lily } Fritillaria lanceolata[265]
Calf's-HeadDarlingtonia Californica[391]
California FuchsiaZauschneria Californica[367]
California LilacCeanothus thyrsiflorus[275]
California PoppyEschscholtzia Californica[115]
Californian AzaleaRhododendron occidentale[87]
Californian CentauryErythræa venusta[219]
Californian Rose-BayRhododendron Californicum[235]
Californian Slippery-ElmFremontia Californica[159]
CalypsoCalypso borealis[211]
CanaigreRumex hymenosepalus[379]
Cancer-RootAphyllon fasciculatum[173]
CanchalaguaErythræa venusta[219]
Cat's-EarsCalochortus Maweanus[279]
Chamise LilyErythronium giganteum[137]
Chaparral LilyLilium rubescens[73]
Chaparral PeaPickeringia montana[231]
ChiaSalvia Columbariæ[299]
ChilicotheEchinocystis fabacea[27]
Christmas-HornsDelphinium nudicaule[347]
Climbing PentstemonPentstemon cordifolius[351]
ClocksErodium cicutarium[195]
Cluster-LilyBrodiæa capitata[263]
CollinsiaCollinsia bicolor[295]
ColumbineAquilegia truncata[349]
Common AsterAster Chamissonis[333]
Common Monkey-FlowerMimulus luteus[135]
Coral-RootCorallorhiza Bigelovii[273]
Cream-colored Wall-FlowerErysimum grandiflorum[133]
Cream-CupsPlatystemon Californicus[113]
Currant, Californian WildRibes glutinosum[215]
DeerweedHosackia glabra[153]
Diogenes' LanternCalochortus pulchellus[145]
Dog's-tooth VioletErythronium giganteum[137]
Dutchman's PipeAristolochia Californica[375]
False Lady's SlipperEpipactis gigantea[389]
False MallowMalvastrum Thurberi[221]
False Tidy-TipsLeptosyne Douglasii[149]
Farewell to SpringGodetia viminea[241]
Fawn-LilyErythronium giganteum[137]
Fetid Adder's-TongueScoliopus Bigelovii[257]
Firecracker FlowerBrodiæa coccinea[239]
FireweedEpilobium spicatum[245]
Four-o'clock, CalifornianMirabilis Californica[209]
Fringed GiliaGilia dianthoides[217]
GodetiaGodetia viminea[241]
Golden Lily-BellCalochortus pulchellus[145]
Golden StarsBloomeria aurea[155]
Gooseberry, Fuchsia-floweredRibes speciosum[339]
Great Willow-HerbEpilobium spicatum[245]
Ground-IrisIris macrosiphon[281]
Ground-PinkGilia dianthoides[217]
Gum-PlantGrindelia cuneifolia[177]
HairbellCalochortus albus[55]
Harebell, CalifornianCampanula prenanthoides[323]
Harvest BrodiæaBrodiæa grandiflora[319]
Hen-and-ChickensCotyledon Californicum[143]
Hound's-TongueCynoglossum grande[259]
HuckleberryVaccinium ovatum[201]
Humming-bird's TrumpetZauschneria Californica[367]
Indian LettuceMontia perfoliata[17]
Indian Paint-BrushCastilleia parviflora[345]
Indian PinkSilene Californica[355]
Indian WarriorPedicularis densiflora[337]
Ithuriel's SpearBrodiæa laxa[303]
Ladies' TressesSpiranthes Romanzoffianum[93]
Lantern of the FairiesCalochortus albus[55]
Large-flowered BrodiæaBrodiæa grandiflora[319]
LessingiaLessingia leptoclada[253]
Little Alpine LilyLilium parvum[181]
Loco-WeedAstragalus leucopsis[41]
LucernMedicago sativa[327]
ManzanitaArctostaphylos manzanita[13]
Mariposa TulipCalochortus venustus[79]
Matilija PoppyRomneya Coulteri[65]
Meadow-FoamFloerkia Douglasii[127]
Milkweed, CommonAsclepias Mexicana[313]
Milkweed, Hornless WoollyGomphocarpus tomentosus[381]
Milk-white Rein-OrchisHabenaria leucostachys[95]
Milkwort, CalifornianPolygala Californica[287]
Miner's LettuceMontia perfoliata[17]
Mist-MaidensRomanzoffia Sitchensis[23]
Monk's-HoodAconitum Columbianum[329]
Mottled Swamp-OrchisEpipactis gigantea[389]
Mountain BalmEriodictyon glutinosum[57]
Mountain Lady's SlipperCypripedium montanum[383]
PennyroyalMonardella villosa[325]
PentachætaPentachæta aurea[125]
Pepper-RootDentaria Californica[5]
Pin-CloverErodium cicutarium[195]
Pine-DropsPterospora andromedea[187]
Pink Paint-BrushOrthocarpus purpurascens[229]
Pipe-VineAristolochia Californica[375]
PipsissiwaChimaphila Menziesii[105]
Pitcher-Plant, CalifornianDarlingtonia Californica[391]
Pitcher-SageSphacele calycina[43]
Poison-OakRhus diversiloba[9]
PoléoMonardella villosa[325]
Pop-corn Flower[31]
Prickly PhloxGilia Californica[207]
Prince's PineChimaphila Menziesii[105]
Pussy's-EarsCalochortus Maweanus[279]
Pussy's-PawsSpraguea umbellata[71]
Quinine-BushGarrya elliptica[371]
Rattlesnake PlantainGoodyera Menziesii[99]
Rattle-WeedAstragalus leucopsis[41]
Red-stemmed FilareeErodium cicutarium[195]
Redwood-SorrelOxalis Oregana[197]
Rein-OrchisHabenaria elegans[385]
Resin-WeedGrindelia cuneifolia[177]
Rice-RootFritillaria lanceolata[265]
RomeroTrichostema lanatum[317]
Ruby LilyLilium rubescens[73]
Saxifrage, CalifornianSaxifraga Californica[15]
Scarlet BuglerPentstemon centranthifolius[359]
Scarlet GiliaGilia Aggregata[361]
Scarlet HoneysucklePentstemon cordifolius[351]
Scarlet Larkspur, NorthernDelphinium nudicaule[347]
Scarlet Paint-BrushCastilleia parviflora[345]
Shooting-StarsDodecatheon Meadia[205]
Sierra PrimrosePrimula Suffrutescens[251]
Silk-tassel TreeGarrya elliptica[371]
SkullcapScutellaria tuberosa[271]
Snapdragon, VioletAntirrhinum vagans[321]
Snow-PlantSarcodes sanguinea[363]
Soap-PlantChlorogalum pomeridianum[83]
Spring-BlossomDentaria Californica[5]
Sticky Monkey-FlowerMimulus glutinosus[139]
St. John's-WortHypericum concinnum[163]
Sulphur-FlowerEriogonum umbellatum[179]
Sun-CupsŒnothera ovata[111]
SunshineBæria gracilis[125]
Sweet-scented Shrub, Calif'n.Calycanthus occidentalis[353]
TarweedHemizonia luzulæfolia[189]
TarweedMadia elegans[183]
Tidy-TipsLayia platyglossa[149]
ToothwortDentaria Californica[5]
TorosaEschscholtzia Californica[115]
Tree-MallowLavatera assurgentiflora[227]
Tree-PoppyDendromecon rigidum[119]
Trillium, CalifornianTrillium sessile[261]
Twin-BerryLonicera involucrata[123]
Twining HyacinthBrodiæa volubilis[233]
VillelaSisyrinchium bellum[285]
Violet NightshadeSolanum Xanti[269]
Wake-RobinTrillium ovatum[11]
WhippleaWhipplea modesta[33]
Whispering BellsEmmenanthe penduliflora[131]
White Evening PrimroseŒnothera Californica[49]
White Forget-me-not[31]
White Owl's CloverOrthocarpus versicolor[53]
White-veined ShinleafPyrola picta[101]
Wild BroomHosackia glabra[153]
Wild BuckwheatEriogonum fasciculatum[35]
Wild Canterbury-BellPhacelia Whitlavia[289]
Wild CoreopsisMadia elegans[183]
Wild CucumberEchinocystis fabacea[27]
Wild Currant, CalifornianRibes glutinosum[215]
Wild CyclamenDodecatheon Meadia[205]
Wild GingerAsarum caudatum[311]
Wild HeliotropePhacelia tanacetifolia[283]
Wild HollyhockSidalcea malvæflora[199]
Wild HyacinthBrodiæa capitata[263]
Wild PeonyPæonia Brownii[341]
Wild Pie-PlantRumex hymenosepalus[379]
Wild PortulacaCalandrinia caulescens[213]
Wind-FlowerAnemone quinquefolia[19]
Wood-BalmSphacele calycina[43]
Woolly Blue-CurlsTrichostema lanatum[317]
Yellow DaisyLayia platyglossa[149]
Yellow Globe-TulipCalochortus pulchellus[145]
Yellow PansyViola pedunculata[121]
Yellow Sand-VerbenaAbronia latifolia[147]
Yerba Buenamicromeria Douglasii[63]
Yerba Mansaanemopsis Californica[77]
Yerba SantaEriodictyon glutinosum[57]
ZygadeneZygadenus Fremonti[7]
---- ----Baccharis Douglasii[107]
---- ----Gilia androsacea[223]
---- ----Hosackia gracilis[167]