PERFOLIATE BELLWORT 



two together, fragrant; an inch or an inch and a quarter 

 long. 



Perianth. — Sepals and petals indistinguishable, pale 

 yellow, six in number, three-fourths to an inch or more 

 long, spatulate-lanceolate, pointed at apex, slightly swol- 

 len at base with a deep honey-bearing groove within, 

 bordered on each side by a ridge. 



Stamens. — Six, short, slightly adhering to the base of 

 the perianth segments; anthers linear, opening laterally. 



Pistil. — On e ; ovary 

 three-lobed, three-celled; 

 style three-cleft. 



Fruit. — Capsule, three- 

 lobed, and three-angled, 

 cut off at the top; with 

 concave sides and 

 grooved angles. Seeds 

 few in each cell. 



Pollinated by bees and 

 flies. Nectar-bearing. 



The smaller form of 

 the Perfoliate Bellwort 

 is the more abundant 

 one. Its stem is leafy 

 and forks just above 



the middle" below the Fruit of Perfoliate Bellwort. Uvuldria 

 ' perjolidla 



fork are usually three 



leaves, though sometimes fewer. The stem is round 

 and smooth, the leaves are rather thin, oblong, pointed 

 and entirely surround the stalk so that apparently 

 the stem grows through them. The edges are entire. 

 The solitary, pale-yellow lily hangs like a pendant 

 from the end of the drooping branch, and is often 

 hidden among the crowded overhanging leaves. Each 

 pendant lily has six sepal-petals, all alike in form and 



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