154 HEXANDRIA.— M0N0GYN1A. 



* Corolla deeply 4-parted, spreading ; stamens 4 ; 



berry 2-celled. (Flowers in a terminal 



raceme.) Majanthemum. 



1. C. bifolia : Stem 2-leaved ; leaves on short petioles, 



cordate oblong, very smooth on both sides ; raceme 

 simple, terminRl ; flowers tetrandrous. 

 HAB. Shady woods'. May- June. V-. Stem 4—6 

 in. high; Jl. small, white; her. spotted with red. 



** Cor. G-parted, spreading ; filaments divergent, at- 

 tached to the base of the segments. (Flowers in 

 a terminal raceme.) Smilacina. 



2. C. stellata : leaves numerous, alternate, oval-ianceo- 



late, amplexicaul ; rareme simple, terminal. 

 HAB. Wet meadows. May — June. V-. Afoot high, 

 terete; fi. small, white. 



3. C. trifolia : stem about 3-leaved ; leaves alternate, 



ovate-lanceolate, contracted at the base ; raceme 

 simple, terminal, few-flowered. 

 HAB. Mountain swamps. May. 1/. Jl span high : 

 ft. sm. white, on short pedicels. 



4. C. racemosa : leaves numerous, alternate, sessile, 



oblong-oval, acuminate, nerved, pubescent ; flow- 

 ers in a terminal, racemose panicle. 

 HAB. Low grounds. June. % Stem IB in. — 2 ft. 

 high, subflex. ;fl. small, while ; ber. red. 



*** Corolla subcampanulate, deeply 6-parted; style elon- 

 gated ; berry 2-celled, many-seeded. 



:>. C. umbellulata : subcaulescent : leaves oblong-oval, 

 ciliate on the margin, scape pubescent ; umbel, 

 terminal ; pedicels nodding, with minute bracts at 

 the base. 

 HAB. Mountain bogs. May — June. U. Leav. very 

 large, about 3, subrad. ; scape 6 — 8 in, long ; umb. 

 3 — 4fi. ;Jl. greenish yellow ; ber. blue. 



•#*** Corolla 6-cleft, cylindric ; filaments inserted or 

 the upper part of the tube ; berry 2>-celled ; cells 2- 



