ILL-SCENTED TRILLIUM 



of the Trilliums; a tuberous rootstock, a single stem, 

 three leaves, and a soUtary blossom. Fruit a red berry. 



There are other Trilliums which are in the main 

 western and southwestern forms, found in Pennsyl- 

 vania and Ohio and ranging to Minnesota, Kentucky, 

 and Arkansas. One of the most interesting is the 

 Dwarf White or Snow Trillium, Trillium nivdle, a tiny 

 creature standing from two to five inches high. Its 

 flowers are unmistakable White Trilliums, but they do 

 not open very wide and are more protected by the 

 leaves than is common. The bloom continues from 

 March until May. The Sessile Trillium, Trillium 

 sessile bears a flower very like that of the Ill-Scented, 

 but diflers in that it sits directly among the leaves 

 with little if any flower-stem. 



Trillium cernuum, the Nodding Trillium, bears a 

 white-and-pink flower, wide open and nodding on its 

 stem. It is found in rich woods throughout the range. 



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