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apex. Stigmas 3. Ovules several in each 
ovary-cavity. Berry drooping.—Two or 3 
speeies, widely distributed in the north 
temperate zone. 
1. S. roseus Michx. Stems 3-9 dm. tall: 
leaf-blades oblong to oblong-ova 
te or 
ovate, 5-12 cm. long, sage a id linear- 
Vire or nearly s long, 
acumin berries d edt or < 
oval- EM 10-19 mm. long.— (Ros SN 
: ROSE-BELLS. ROSE- 
MANDARIN.) —Woods, Blue Ridge and 
more northern provinces, Ga. to Mich., 
Ore., Alas, Ont, and Lab.—Spr.—sum. 
. TORTIPES Small. Herbs similar to Streptopus in habit. Leaves 
flimsy: blades not transversely veiny. Flowers solitary or 2 together, nodding, 
extra-axillary, terminal, the stalk sharply bent or spirally twisted near the 
middle. Perianth greenish or whitish: sepals and petals with recurved tips, 
the petals keeled. Anthers sagittate, entire at the apex. Stigmas united. 
Ovules many in each ovary-cavity. Berry 
drooping.—T'wo or 3 species in the north 
temperate zone. 
l. T. amplexifolius ( L.) Small. Stem 
3-12 dm. tall: leaf-blades elliptic to 
ee lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, 5— 
ong, elasping: iei narrowly 
HERUM 9—12 mm. long: berry red, oval, 
T us exi- 
as., Ont., and Lab. 
8. DISPORUM Salisb. Herbs with branching stems. Leaves firm in age, 
transversely veiny. Flowers nodding, on straight peduncles near the tips of the 
ranches. Perianth whitish, greenish, or yellowish, sometimes spotted: sepals 
and petals not recurved at the tip, transversely veiny. Anthers narrowly ellip- 
tie. Stigmas 3. Ovules 2 in each ovary-cavity. Berry drooping, mostly red. 
[Prosartes Don.]—About 15 species, natives of North Ameriea and Asia.— 
Spr.-sum.—FAIRY-BELLS. 
Sepals and petals yellowish, black-dotted : filaments 12-15 mm. 
ong. | 1. D. maculatum. 
Sepals and petals greenish, not dotted: filaments 5-7 mm. 
long. 2. D. lanuginosum. 
1. D. maculatum (Buckl.) Britton. Stem 2-6 dm. tall: leaf-blades ovate- 
lanceolate to elliptic-ovate, 3-6 cm. long: pedicels 5-12 mm. long: sepals and 
