SMIL ACE A E (SMIL AX FAMILY) 



i a Leaves not clasping the stem; stamens longer than 

 the perianth parts; berry red when ripe 



WILD SPIKENARD. (V. racembsa.) 



b Leaves somewhat clasping the stem ; stamens shorter 

 than the perianth parts; berry green or black when 

 ripe STAR-FLOWERED SPIKENARD. (V. stellala.) 



5 STRftPTOPUS TWISTED-STALK. (S. rbseus.) 



6 SALOM6NIA. 



i a Leaves hairy beneath, especially on the veins; flowers 



l A-~2 in. long HAIRY SOLOMON'S SEAL. (S. biflbra.) 



b Leaves not hairy beneath; flowers %-9i in. long 



SMOOTH SOLOMON'S SEAL. (S. commutata.) 



7 CONVALLARIA LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY. (C. majalis.*) 



8 ASPIDISTRA ASPIDISTRA. (A. lurida*) 



9 MEDfeOLA INDIAN CUCUMBER-ROOT. (M. virginiana.) 



10 TRILLIUM. 



1 a Flowers purple to pink, with offensive odor 



ILL-SCENTED WAKE-ROBIN. (T. erectum.) 

 b Flowers white to pink, not with offensive odor 2 



2 a Flowering stalk recurved ; petals ovate to lanceolate, 



recurved NODDING WAKE-ROBIN. (T. cernuum.) 



b Flowering stalk not recurved; petals obovate to oblanceo- 



late LARGE-FLOWERED WAKE-ROBIN. (T. grandiflbrum.) 



5 SMILACEAE. Smilax Family. 

 i SMILAX. 



1 a Stems without prickles ; umbels 2O-6o-flowered, ill-scented 



CARRION-FLOWER. (S. herbacea.) 

 b Stems with prickles ; umbels 6-3o-flowered 2 



2 a Leaves ovate, glaucous beneath 



GLAUCOUS-LEAVED GREENBRIER. (S. glauca.) 

 b Leaves rounded to ovate, not glaucous beneath 



' CATBRIER. (S. rotundifblia.) 



6 HAEMODORACEAE. Bloodwort Family. 



i GYROTHfeCA RED-ROOT. (G. tinctbria.) 



7 AMARYLLIDACEAE. Amaryllis Family. 



1 HYP6XIS STAR-GRASS. (H. hirsuta.) 



2 GALANTHUS SNOW-DROP. (G. nivalis*) 



3 LEUC6JUM SNOW-FLAKE. (L. vcrnum*) 



4 NARCISSUS. 



1 a Flowers solitary on the stalk 2 



b Flowers 2-12 on a stalk 5 



2 a Flowers white, the crown edged with pink 



POET'S NARCISSUS. ^V. poeticus.*) 

 b Flowers yellow, the crown not edged with pink 3 



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