276 MELANTHIACEAE 
—Sandy acid pinelands, Coastal Plain, N. C. (or Fla.?) to N. J.; pe woods, 
Blue Ridge to Appalachian Plateau, N. C., to Tenn. and Va.—Sp r- 
5. HELONIAS L. Stout caulescent herbs. Leaves several or numerous 
and persistent at the base of the stem, those on the stem much reduced. Flow- 
ers perfect, in a dense terminal racem 
Sepals and petals narrowly oblong, i 
veined. Ovary spheroidal. vules nu 
merous in each carpel. Capsule lobed. 
—Following is the only known species: 
1. H. o L. Plant 1.5-6 dm. tall: 
basal lea 12—40 cm. long; blades 
OD Seele "to spatulate: raceme. becom- 
ing 9-20 cm. long: sepals and MAD 
i l lo 
bogs, 
Coastal Plain and Piedmont, Va. (?) or Del. to Staten Id., N. Y.; and acid 
woods, Blue Ridge, N. C.—Sp P Be hyacinth- -scented. 
6. CHAMAELIRIUM Willd. Fleshy caulescent herbs. Leaves rela- 
tively ae the cauline much narrower than the basal. Flowers dioecious, in 
a brac spike or raceme. Sepals an aie clavate-spatulate, those of the 
iua flowers much longer than those of the pistilate, all l-nerved. 
Ovules 6—12 in each eavity.—Following are the only eee E pes 
m.—BLAZING-STARS. DEVIL’S-BITS. SQUIRREL-TAILS. 
Capsule ellipsoid or ovoid-ellipsoid, 7-10 mm. long. 1. C. luteum. 
Capsule obovoid or ellipsoid-obovoid, 12-14 mm. long 2. C. obovale 
1. C. d (L.) A. Gray. Stem 2-12 
dm. tall, simple: basal leaves ee ; 
blades dut to oblong-spatulate, 
1st 
ows, and pinelands, various Provinces 
Fla. to Ark., Mich., Ont., and Mas 
2. C. obovale Small. Similar to C. luteum, 
flow 
but with CD) ers: capsule longer- 
Cee 2-14 mm. long. B Ap- 
hian provinces, Ala. N. C, 
a "Ya. and N. Y. 
7. VERATRUM [Tourn.] L. Coarse herbs. Leaves mainly cauline: 
blades broad, — Flowers polygamous or monoecious, paniculate, the pan- 
icle-branches Rs ent. Sepals E: is glandes, dii , yellow, brown, 
or purple, i larger than t ormer. Capsule narrow. Seeds winged 
—About 12 species, natives of P» Men temperate iei MN FALSE 
HELLEBORES. 
