244 

 dubia. 



sessile. 



peUoJalum. 



piclum. 



HESANDRIA TKIGYNIA. Helouias. 



H. ? scapo nudo, spica gracili, floribns sessilibus, foliis 



'longissimis angustissimisque. — Mich. Jl. amer. 1. 



p. 213, 



On the sandy fields of Georgia and Florida. Michaux. 



"if-. +. Scape nearly three feet high ; fiovvers small. 



321. MEDEOLA. GeTi. pi. Gig. 



M. foliis in medio caule verticillatis, summitate ternis, 

 ovali-lanceolatis, pedicellis aggregatis temiinalibus. — 

 TFilld. sp. pi 2. p. 2/0. 



Icon. Bot. mag. 13l6. Pluk. aim. t. 328. f. 4. 



]n fertile shady woods, near rivulets : Canada to Georgia. 

 If. April, May. v. v. Flowers yellowish-green 5 

 anthers brown. This plant is known by the name 

 Indian Cucumber : the roots have a strong resemblance 

 in taste and fiavoar to cucumbers, and are eaten by 

 the natives. 



i.T. 



322. TRILLIUM, Gen. pi. 620. 

 fiore sessili erccto, pelalis lanceolatis erectis calyce 



diiplo longioribus, foliis sessilibus lato-ovalibus acutis. 

 — IVilld. sp. pi. 2. p. 272. 



Icon. Bot.viag.40. Catesh. car. \. t. 50. Pluk. aim. 

 t. 111.,/: 6. 



On the side of fertile hills, in shady and rocky grounds : 

 Pensylvania to Carolina. 1/. April, May. v. v. 

 Flower dark chocolate brown ; berry purple. I have 

 seen a specimen with yellow flowers, brought from 

 the Cherokee nation, which probably may be a di- 

 stinct species. 



2. T. flore sessili erecto, petalis lincari-lanceolatis erectis 



calyce paulo longioribus, foliis longissime petiolatis 

 ova'i-lanceolatis acutis. 

 Cn the waters of the Kooskoosky. M. Lewis. % . 

 June. V. s. This singular species, whose flowers 

 resemble those of the first species, has leaves very 

 much like Planlago major. 



3. T. pedunculo erectiusculo, petalis ovali-lanceolatis acu- 



tis recurvatis calyce angusto subdnplo longioribus, 

 foliis ovaiis acuminatis basi rotundatis abrupie petio- 

 latis. 



T. erythrocarpum. M'uh.fl.nmer. 1. p. 210. 



T. undulatum. IViild. hort. her. 1. p. 55. 



In sphagnous bogs, on the high moumains of Pensylva- 



