Three California Writers:

The Shasta Lily *Den-Hu-Luly
by Alfred C. Gillis

Edited by: Cindy Beck

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THE SHASTA LILY 
*Den-Hu-Luly

Fragrant, perfumed, rich and rare,
Wondrous sweet beyond compare,
I fain would pluck thee from thy stem,
O, thou priceless mountain gem.

When I beheld thee smiling there,
Filled with perfume was the air,
Borne on the night wind o’er the glade,
Where Shasta1 casts her mighty shade.
There blooms no fairer, sweeter flower

In all wild Nature’s wondrous bower.
I fain would pluck thee from thy stem,
O, thou priceless mountain gem.

*Original note – A much admired flower by the early Wintoone.  It grows in the high regions of the Sierras, in the environs of Mount Shasta.  The Shasta Lily is also found in high altitudes of the Sierras.  When President Harding passed through Dunsmuir he was presented by the citizens with a special bouquet of Shasta Lilies.

1. Mt. Shasta is the second highest volcano in the United States and a major peak of the Cascade range, a volcanic region which extends from British Columbia to northern California's Mt. Lassen.

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