LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY FAMILY 



arising from the centre of the upper whorl, and recurved 

 between the leaves. 



Perianth. — Pale greenish yellow; six-parted; divisions 

 oblong, obtuse, revolute. 



Stamens. — Six, inserted on the base of the perianth; 

 filaments slender; anthers obtuse. 



Pistil. — Ovary three-celled; styles three, sometimes 

 four, purple, longer than the stamens. 



Fruit. — Dark purple, globose berry. 



The appearance of this plant is sid generis; once seen 

 it cannot be mistaken for any other. A simple, slender, 

 erect stem, bearing two whorls of leaves and in the 

 blooming season three or more greenish, starry flowers 

 at its very tip, later a little group of dark purple 

 berries, each on a slender stem. The horizontal, club- 

 shaped rootstock is white, crisp, and juicy, and tastes 

 not unlike cucumbers, w^hence its common name. Its 

 medicinal properties w^ere greatly overrated, and the 

 plant is now considered valueless in the ynateria medica. 



GREAT WHITE TRILLIUM 



Trillium grandifldrnm 



Trillium, from 'triplmn, triple, all the parts being in 

 threes. 



Perennial. Moist, rich open woods. Nova Scotia to 

 Minnesota and Missouri, southward to North Carolina. 

 Abundant in northern Ohio. April, May. 



Rootstock. — Large, vertical, with a few coarse roots. 



Stem. — Stout and simple, bearing at its summit a whorl 

 of three rather large leaves and a large terminal flower. 



Leaves. — ^Rhombic-ovate or rhombic-oval, acuminate, 

 more or less ribbed, net-veined, one and a half to four 



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