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9. Aletris L. Colic-root. 



Perennial, smooth, stemless herbs, fibrous rooted with basal 

 lanceolate leaves. Inflorescence a spike-like raceme; flowers 

 small, bracted, white or yellow; perianth campanulate of six 

 united, persistent segments; stamens united with the perianth; 

 stigmas minutely 2-lobed; capsule ovoid. 



Aletris farinosa L. Colic root. Scape 16-36 in. tall, slender, 

 terete; basal leaves lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, acuminate at 

 the tip, narrowed at the base, pale in color, 2-6 in. long; raceme 

 4-12 in. long or somewhat longer; flowers white or yellowish; 

 style subulate; capsule ovoid, loculicidal above. Counties along 

 Lake Erie. 



Afelantlmtce. 



10. Uvularia L. Bellwort. 



An erect, perennial herb from a root-stock. Stem leafy above 

 and scale-bearing below; leaves alternate, perfoliate or sessile; 

 flowers peduncled, drooping, solitary or occasionally in two's at 

 the end of the branches ; perianth narrow or bell-shaped ; stamens 

 6, free, or united to the base of the perianth segments; anthers 

 linear; capsule ovoid or obovoid, three angled. 



1. Leaves sessile, not perfoliate. U. sessilifolia. 



1. Leaves perfoliate. 2. 



2. Perianth segments pubescent within, stamens shorter than the stj^le, 



plants glaucous, leaves glabrous. U. perfoliata. 

 2. Perianth segments smooth within or nearly so, stamens longer than the 

 style, plants not glaucous, leaves pubescent beneath. U. grandiflora. 



1. Uvularia sessilifolia L. Sessile-leaf Bellwort. Glabrous 

 herb with a slender stem and but one or two leaves below the 

 fork. Leaves oblong or oblong-lanceolate, 1-5 in. long, thin, 

 sessile, acute at each end, margins slightly rough, pale or glaucous 

 beneath, flowers greenish yellow; perianth segments smooth; 

 styles exceeding the stamens; anthers blunt; capsule narrowed at 

 both ends, 1 in. long. Lucas, Cuyahoga, Siunmit, Mahoning, 

 Gallia. 



2. Uvularia grandiflora vSm. Large-flowered Bellwort. Stem 

 stout, yellowish-green, not glaucous, naked or bearing 1 or 2 

 leaves below the fork; leaves perfoliate, oblong, oval or ovate, 

 somewhat acuminate, whitish-pubescent beneath; perianth seg- 

 ments smooth within or nearly so; stamens exceeding the styles; 

 capsule obtusely lobcd. General 



3. Uvularia perfoliata L. Perfoliate Bellwort. A slender 

 plant 6-20 in. high, with 1-3 leaves below the fork. Leaves 

 glaucous, oblong to ovate-lanceolate, acute; perianth segments 

 pale yellow, pubescent within; stamens shorter then the style or 

 equaling them; capsule obovoid, truncate, 3-angled with concave 

 sides and grooved ridges. General. 



