ID,Glintonia Raf, 
Eerbs with slender creeping rootstocks and basal leaves. Flowers 
borne on erect scapes, terminal and solitary in ours. Perianth deciduous, 
its segments equal, distinct, Stamens 6, inserted at the bases of the 
segments, Ovary commonly 3-chambered, ovules 2 or more in each chamber ; 
stigma obscurely lobed. ‘fruit an erect globose berry. 
le Co uniflora (Schult.) Kunth, Queen Cup, Low herbs with leaves 2-3, 
reclining on the ground or ascending, 15-25 mm, long, 5-5 cm, wide, ob- 
lanceolate, acute or obtuse, narrowed at the base, glabrous and dull on 
the upper surface, the lower long-hirsute; flowers on retrorsely hirsute 
scapes 10-12 cm. long; perianth segments white, spreading, narrowly ellip- 
tical, 22-25 mm, long; stamens about 2/3 the length of the petals, the 
anthers 4 mm, long, erect, attached inthe lower third /,the filaments hairy 
in the lower half; pistil 12-13 mm, long, the style unbranched; berry 10> s] 
1é mm, long, commonly a deift blue, frequently variegated or pure white ; 
seeds straw-color, 4 mn, long, curvede 
Common in shaded woods from 2500 Hy to 5000 ft, or mores gregarious. 
