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Title:
Savannah lily
Description:
From Natural Gardens (page 296): "Perennials with flowers funnellike, the 6 perianth parts distinct; anthers attached to stalk at middle region: leaves commonly numerous, alternate or whorled. Uplands and bogs."; From Natural Gardens (page 296): "KEY TO SPECIES: Sepals and petals strongly contracted below into a stalk-like structure. Leaves alternate, appressed against stem."
Topics:
Botany
Subjects:
Catesby's lily (Lilium catesbaei)
Flowers
Lilies
Original Format:
Hand colored lantern slide
Extent:
3.25 x 4 in.
Item identifier:
0021029
Photographer:
Wells, B. W. (Bertram Whittier), 1884-1978 more info on Wells, B. W. (Bertram Whittier), 1884-1978 
Created Date:
circa to
Genre:
Close-up views
Location:
Big Savannah (N.C.)
Digital Project:
B. W. Wells