552 CLUl. LILIACE/E, Convallaria>. 



Other ornamental species sometimes cultii^ated are H. botryoides, grape 

 hyacinth, with globose flowers ; H. comosus, purpU grape hyacinth, with pris- 

 matic flowers ; and H. racemosus, hare-bell hyacinth, with ovoid flowers. 



Tribe 4. ANTHERI€iE3S. — Stem subterraneous, or if developed, erect. Roo- 

 i'asciculate cr iibrous. Leaves never coriaceous nor permanent. 



10. aspiiodiSlus. 



Gr. a, pr;\'ative, a^aXAtJ, to surpass ; a flower not surpassed in beautj'. 



Perianth G-parted, spreading, with 6 valves, covering the ovary ] 

 sta. issuing from the valves. — J^i/ie garden pla?its, native of S. JEv.rope. 



1. A. LUTEus. King's Spear. Yellow Asphodel. — St. lealy ; Its. 3-cornered; 

 — 1|, Native of Sicily. A plant of easy culture and rapid increase. Stem 3t' 

 high, thickly invested with 3-eornered, hollow leaves. • Flowers yellov/, in 3 

 long spike, reaching from the top almost to the base of stem. June. 



2. A. HAMosus. Branching Asphodel. — SI. naked, branched ; ped. alternate, 

 longer than bract ; Ivs. ensilbrai, carinate, smooth. — %. Native of S. Europe.. 

 Not so tall as the preceding, but with larger, white flowers. June. 



H. PHALANGIUM. Tourn. 

 Gr. (paXav^, tarantula, a venomous spsoies of spider, whose bite it was supposed to euro. 



Perianth 6-parted, petals and sepals similar, spreading ; filaments 

 ^.smooth; caps, free from the perianth, ovoid ; seeds angular. — % 

 Lvs. fiat., linear. jP/s. small, 'white or bluish. 



P. ESGULENTUM. Nutt. Escule?it Phalangium. Quamash. 



St. bulbous; lvs. all radical, linear, carinate at base; sta. subexs Tted ; 

 stig. minutely 3-cleft. — Wet prairies, along rivers, lakes, Wis. Laphan.! 111. 

 Jenneiji Ind. Skinner! &c. An interesting little plant, usually in thick jrass. 

 Bulb 1 — IJ' diam., resembling a small onion. ■ Scape 1 — 2f high. I eaves 

 nearly as long as the scape, grass-like, 3" wide, smooth. Raceme short pedi- 

 cels longer than the flowers, each with a subulate bract. Petals and jepals 

 pale blue, about 3" long. Anthers oblong, small, yellow. Seeds black. May. 



Tribe 5. CONVAIiLARINE-E. — Stem arising from a horizontal rh zoma 



or tuber. 

 12. CONVALLARIA. 



Lat. convallis, a valley ; the locality of some species. 



Perianth 4 — 6-parted, segments spreaiing; stamens 4 — 6, tiver- 

 gent, arising from the base of the segments ; berry globose, i — 3- 

 celled. — Plants someuihat various in habit, loith simple siemi and 

 alternate leaves. Fls. in terminal racemes or umbels, reddish or i.i'een- 

 ish-white. 

 ^ 1. Majanthem-up.i. Perianth i-parted. Stamens 4. Perry 2--elled 



1. C. BiFor.iA. (Smilacina. Desf. Styrand^a. J^af.) l\-o-lcaved Solo- 

 mon's Seal Lvs. 2 — 3, cordate, ovate ; Jls. in a terminal raceme ; Ifts. jf tht 



perianth spreading. — % A small plant, frequent along the edges of wool ands, 

 Can., N. Eng., W. to Wis. ! Stem angular, about G' high. Leaves 2, i-arely 

 3, about 2' long, J as wide, ovate, distinctly cordate, sessile, or the lowes'. on a 

 petiole. Raceme terminal, erect, an inch long, consisting of 12 — 20 white 

 flowers. Berry small, round, and when mature pale red, speckled wit.' deep 

 red. May. 



^ 2. Smilacina. Perianth ^-parted. Stamens 6. Berry o-cel.'ed. 



2. C. TRiFOLiATA. (Smilacina. Desf.) Three-leaved Solomon's Seal 



Lvs. 3 — 4, oval-lanceolate, tapering to both ends, ampleyicaul; rac. termi- 

 nal, simple. — % A delicate little species in mountain swamps, Can. N. Eng. 

 (rare), W. to Wis.! Stem 3 — 5' high, pubescent, angular. Leaves 2— 3i' 



