260 FLORA. 



cent when young; capsule 12-16 mm. long. In dry woods and on Kills, S. Ind. to 

 Mo- June-July. 



ii. UVULARIA L. 



Erect forked herbs, perennial by rootstocks. Stem leafy above, scale-bearing 

 below, the leaves alternate, sessile or perfoliate. Flowers large, solitary at the 

 ends of the branches or rarely 2 together, peduncled, drooping. Perianth bell- 

 shaped or narrower; segments distinct, deciduous, each bearing a nectary at the 

 base. Stamens 6, free, or adnate to the very bases of the perianth-segments; fila- 

 ments filiform; anthers linear, the sacs longitudinally dehiscent. Ovary 3-lobed, 

 3 -celled, short-stalked or sessile; styles united to about the middle, stigmatic along 

 the inner side above; ovules several in each cavity. Capsule ovoid or obovoid, 

 3-angled or 3 -winged, loculicidally dehiscent. Seeds globose, 1-3 in each cavity. 

 [Name Latin, from uvula, a palate, in allusion to the hanging flowers.] Five or six 

 species, natives of eastern N. Am. 



Capsule obtusely 3-angled, truncate or rounded ; leaves perfoliate. 



Glabrous, glaucous ; perianth-segments papillose within. i. U. perfoliata. 



Leaves pubescent beneath ; perianth-segments smooth. 2. [7. grandiflora.. 



Capsule acutely 3-angled or 3-winged, acute at each end; leaves sessile. 



Leaves thin, slightly rough-margined, narrowed at both ends. 3. U. sessilifolta, 



Leaves firm, manifestly rough-margined, sometimes subcordate. 4. U, puberula. 



1. Uvularia perfoliata L. PERFOLIATE BELLWORT. (I. F. f. 986.) Gla- 

 brous and glaucous or pale green. Stems 1.5-5 dm. high, slender, usually with 

 1-3 leaves below the fork; leaves oval, oblong or ovate-lanceolate, acute at the 

 apex, rounded or sometimes narrowed at the base, smooth-margined, 5-10 cm. long 

 when mature; flowers 2-2.6 cm. long, pale yellow; perianth-segments granular- 

 papillose within; stamens shorter than the styles or equalling them, the connective 

 sharp-tipped; capsule obovoid, truncate, thicker than long, 8-IO mm. long, ob- 

 tusely 3-angled, with concave sides and grooved angles. In moist woods and 

 thickets, Quebec and Ont. to Fla. and Miss. Flowers fragrant. May -June. 



2. Uvularia grandiflora J. E. Smith. LARGE-FLOWERED BELLWORT. (I. F. f. 

 987.) Stems rather stouter than that of the preceding, naked or with I or 2 leaves 

 below the fork. Leaves perfoliate, oblong, oval or ovate, pubescent beneath, at 

 least when young; flowers lemon-yellow, 2.5-3.4 cm. long; perianth-segments 

 smooth on both sides or slightly granular within; stamens exceeding the styles, the 

 connective blunt; capsule obtusely 3-angled, truncate. In rich woods, Quebec to 

 Minn., Ga., Tenn. and Iowa. April-June. 



3. Uvularia sessilifolia L. SESSILE-LEAVED BELLWORT. (I. F. f. 988.) 

 Glabrous ; stem slender, naked or bearing I or 2 leaves below the fork. Leaves 

 oblong or oblong-lanceolate, 3-8 cm. long when mature, thin, sessile, acute at each 

 end, roughish-margined, pale or glaucous beneath; flowers greenish yellow, 1.6- 

 3 cm. long; perianth-segments smooth; styles exceeding stamens; anthers blunt; 

 capsule sharply 3-angled, narrowed at both ends, short-stipitate, about 2.5 cm. 

 long. In moist woods and thickets, N. B. and Ont. to Minn., Ga. and Ark. 

 May-June. 



Uvularia sessilifblia nftida (Britton) Morong. Leaves smaller, bright green on both 

 sides; flowers light yellow ; capsule scarcely stipitate. Pine barrens of N. J. 



4. Uvularia puberula Michx. MOUNTAIN BELLWORT. (I. F. f. 989.) Stem 

 sparingly rough-pubescent with short hairs. Leaves oblong, oval or ovate, rough- 

 margined, firm, sessile, acute at the apex, obtuse, subcordate or sometimes nar- 

 rowed at the base, shining, green on bo'.h sides, the midvein sometimes pubescent; 

 lowers light yellow, about 2.5 cm. long; styles exceeding the stamens; capsule 

 sharply 3-angled, acute at both ends, sessile or very nearly so on the short pedun- 

 cle. In mountain woods, Va. and W. Va. to S. Car. May-June. 



Family 3. LILlACEAE Adans. 

 Lily Family. 



Scapose or leafy-stemmed herbs from bulbs or corms, or rarely with 

 rootstocks or a woody caudex (Yitcca), the leaves various. Flowers soli- 



