GENUS 6. 



LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY FAMILY. 



2. Uvularia grandiflora J. E. Smith. Large- 

 flowered Bell wort. Fig. 1290. 



Uvularia grandiflora J. E. Smith, Ex. Bot. i : 99. pi. 51. 

 1804-5. 



Stems rather stouter than that of the preceding 

 species, naked or with i or 2 leaves below the fork. 

 Leaves perfoliate, oblong, oval or ovate, pubescent 

 beneath, at least when young, glabrous above, be- 

 coming 2'-5' long; flowers lemon-yellow, i'-ij' 

 long; perianth-segment smooth on both sides or 

 very slightly granular within ; stamens exceeding 

 the styles, the connective blunt; capsule obtusely 

 3-angled, truncate, 4"-s" long, the lobes dehiscent 

 above. 



In rich woods, Quebec to Ontario, Minnesota, Geor- 

 gia, Tennessee and Kansas. Aoril-June. 



3. Uvularia sessilifolia L. Sessile-leaved 

 Bellwort. Fig. 1291. 



Uvularia sessilifolia L. Sp. PI. 305. 1753. 

 Oakesia sessilifolia S. Wats. Proc. Am. Acad. 14: 269. 

 1879. 



Glabrous, stem slender, naked or bearing I or 2 

 leaves below the fork. Leaves oblong or oblong- 

 lanceolate, ii'-3' long when mature, thin, sessile, 

 acute at each end, roughish-margined, pale or 

 glaucous beneath; flowers greenish yellow, 8"-is" 

 long ; perianth-segments smooth ; styles exceeding 

 stamens; anthers blunt; peduncle \'-\' long in fruit; 

 capsule sharply 3-angled, narrowed at both ends, 

 short-stipitate, about i' long, 6"-8" thick. 



In moist woods and thickets, New Brunswick and On- 

 tario to Minnesota, south to Georgia and Arkansas. Wild 

 oat. Straw-lilies. May-June. 



4. Uvularia puberula Michx. Mountain Bell- 

 wort. Fig. 1292. 



Uvularia, puberula Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 1 : 199. 1803. 

 Oakc^la puberula S. Wats. Proc. Am. Acad. 14: 269. 1879. 



Stem rather stout, sparingly rough-pubescent with 

 short hairs, at least on the forks. Leaves oblong, oval 

 or ovate; rough-margined, firm and ii'-3' long when 

 mature, sessile, act te at the apex, obtuse, subcordate 

 or sometimes narrowed at the base, shining, green on 

 both sides, the midvein sometimes pubescent ; flowers 

 light yellow, about i' long; styles about equalling the 

 stamens; capsule sharply 3-angled, acute at both ends, 

 sessile or very nearly so on the short peduncle, 10"- 

 12" long. 



In mountain woods, Virginia and West Virginia to South 

 Carolina. Ascends to 5000 ft. in Virginic. May-June. 



Uvularia nitida (Britton) Mackenzie, of the pine-bar- 

 rens of New Jersey, differs in having th^5 styles exceeding 

 the stamens and a smaller capsule ; it may be specifically 

 distinct. 



