272 CONVALLARIACEAE 
1. Oakesiella pubérula (Michx.) Small. Foliage deep green. Stems 1-5 dm. tall, 
sparingly forked, minutely rough-pubescent, at least about the nodes: leaf-blades thickish, 
oblong to oval, 3-8 cm. long, acute or abruptly pointed at the apex, rough-margined, 
rounded or subcordate at the base, sessile: pedicels 1-2 cm. long: perianth light yellow, 
2-2.5 em. long: sepals and petals linear or nearly so: capsules oval or elliptic, 2.5 em. 
long, the angles acute. [Uvularia puberula Michx.] 
In woods on mountain slopes, Virginia and West Virginia, to middle Georgia. Spring. 
2. Oakesiella Floridana (Chapm.) Small. Foliage glabrous. Stems 1-2 dm. tall, 
simple or sparingly forked, slender: leaf-blades oblong, 3-8 cm. long, acute at both ends, 
green above, glaucous beneath, sessile: pedicels about 1 cm. long, very slender: perianth 
pale yellow, 1.5-2 em. long, nodding : sepals and petals linear or linear-lanceolate, acumi- 
nate: anthers with acute connectives: capsules not seen. [Uvularia Floridana Chapm. ] 
In low woods, Florida and Alabama. Spring. 
3. Oakesiella sessilifólia ( L.) Small. Foliage glabrous. Stems 1-4 dm. tall, sim- 
ple or forking above: leaf-blades elliptic, 3-8 cm. long, acute at both ends, sessile, pale 
beneath, rough-margined: perianth greenish yellow, 1.5-2 em. long: sepals and petals 
linear or linear-lanceolate, smooth, obtuse: anthers with obtuse connectives: capsules 
oval, about 2.5 em. long, stalked. [ Uvularia sessilifolia L. ] 
In woods and thiekets, New Brunswick to Minnesota, Georgia, Alabama and Arkansas. Spring. 
9. SALOMONIA Heist. 
Caulescent herbs, with jointed rootstocks. Leaf-blades thickish, sessile. Flowers 
solitary or several together on axillary peduncles. Perianth drooping, greenish or pink, 
the lobes erect or nearly so, shorter than the tube. Stamens 6, included : filaments adnate 
to the perianth-tube for one-half their length or more: anthers sagittate, introrse. Ovary 
3-celled : stigma capitate or slightly 3-lobed. Ovules 2-6 in each cavity. Berry sub- 
globose, drooping, dark blue or nearly black. Seeds more or less flattened, with horny 
endosperm. [Polygonatum Adans.] Sorowow's SEAL. 
Leaf-blades pubescent beneath: filaments rough, adnate to the perianth for about 34 ie pee 
. S. biflora. 
Leaf-blades glabrous : filaments smooth, adnate to the perianth for about 1% its length. 
2. S. commutata. 
1 Salomonia bifldra (Walt.) Britton. Foliage glaucescent. Rootstocks hori- 
zontal: stems erect or arching, 2-9 dm. tall, simple: leaf-blades oval, elliptic, or oblong- 
lanceolate, 4-10 em. long, finely pubescent beneath, acutish to acuminate : peduncles 1-4- 
flowered, often 2-flowered: pedicels slender, longer than the peduncles or sometimes 
shorter: perianth whitish or greenish, 8-12 mm. long, drooping: filaments adnate to the 
perianth-tube for about ł its length, granular: berries subglobose, 6-8 mm. in diameter. 
In woods and on banks, Néw Brunswick to Michigan, Florida and West Virginia. Spring and 
summer. 
2. Salomonia commutàta (R. & S.) Britton. ‘Foliage glabrous. Rootstocks 
horizontal: stems erect or arching, 3-25 dm. tall, often zigzag above: leaf-blades oblong, 
oblong-lanceolate to oval or oval-ovate, 5-15 cm. long, acute or rather obtuse: peduncles 
recurving, 1-8-flowered : pedicels often shorter than the peduncles: perianth white or 
greenish, 10-20 mm. long, drooping: filaments smooth, adnate to the perianth for about 2 
its length: berries subglobose, 8-12 mm. in diameter. [Polygonatum giganteum Dietr. ] 
In woods and on banks, Ontario and Manitoba, to Georgia, Louisiana, New Mexico and Utah. 
Spring and summer. 
10. CONVALLARIA L. 
Low herbs, with elongated horizontal rootstocks. Leaves 2 or 3: blades thick, deep 
green, narrowed into sheathing bases. Flowers fragrant, nodding, in a one-sided raceme. 
Perianth white, globose-campanulate : lobes 6, recurved. Stamens 6, included : filaments 
short, adnate to the lower part of the perianth-tube : anthers short, introrse. Ovary 3- 
celled: style slender, 3-grooved: stigma capitate or slightly 3-lobed. Ovules several in 
each cavity. Berry subglobose, pulpy. Seeds several, rounded, with horny endosperm. 
1. Convallaria majalis L. Foliage glabrous. Leaves basal, 20r3, erect or spreading ; 
blades oblong to elliptic, 1-3 dm. long, usually acute, or often somewhat acuminate: scapes 
erect or slightly inclining, 1.5-4 dm. tall, shorter than the leaves, glabrous: racemes one- 
sided, 2-10 em. long : pedicels curved, 5-10 mm. long, more or less recurved : perianth 
white, campanulate, nodding, 5-7 mm. long, the lobes ovate or triangular-ovate, as long as 
the tube or shorter : berries globose, about 1 cm. in diameter or less, reddish. 
In mountain woods, Virginia and Tennessee to South Carolina. Spring. LiLy-oFr-THE-VALLEY. 
