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Aug. V>. Leav. rad., narrow, rush like ; spike very 

 long. 

 2. T. palustre : flowers triandrous ; fruit of 3 united 

 capsules, nearly linear, attenuate at the base. 

 HAB. Marshes. July. U. Leav. very narrow ; scape 

 slend. ; 12 in, high. 



261. GYROMIA. Indian Cucumber. Asparagece. 



G. virginica. 



HAB. Moist woods. May — June. 1/. Root tub., stem 

 simp. ; leav. verticill. ; jl. yell. 



262. TRILLIUM. American Herb Paris. Asparageui. 



1. T. sessile: flower sessile, erect ; petals lanceolate, 

 twice as long as the calyx ; leaves sessile, broad 

 oval, acute. 

 HAB. Shady rocks. U. Root praimorse, and Jib. ; Jl. 

 and her. purp. 

 1. T. erylhrocarpum: peduncles somewhat erect ; pe- 

 tals oval-lanceolate, acute, recurved, nearly as 

 long again as the narrow calyx ; leaves ovate, 

 acuminate, rounded at the base ; abruptly con- 

 tracted into a short petiole. 

 HAB. Sphagnous swamps. May. U. Stem 8 in. high ; 

 Jl. zvh. with purp. veins. 

 i. T. pusillum : peduncle erect; petals scarcely 

 longer than the calyx ; leaves oval oblong, obtuse, 

 sessile. 

 HAB. Pennsylvania. Plant small ; pet. pale Jlesh 

 col. 

 1. T. cernuum : peduncle recurved; petals lanceo- 

 late, acuminate, flat, recurved, of the length and 

 breadth of the calyx ; leaves dilated-rhomboid, 

 abruptly acuminate, on short petioles. 

 HAB. Shady woods. May. U. Stem 12—18 in. 



high ; Jl. wh. ; ber. large, purp. 

 T. treclum : peduncle inclined; flower nodding; 

 petals ovate, acuminate, flat, spreading, broader 

 and a little longer than the calyx ; leaves broad- 

 rhomboid, acuminate, sessile. 

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