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LILIUM. Lily. 



L. canadense L. Wild Yellow Lily; Meadow Lily. — Low 

 meadows and moist thickets; common. 



L. philadelphicum L. Wood Lily. — Dry, open woods, clearings, 

 brushy pastures; common. 



L. TiGRiNUM Ker. Tiger Lily. — Roadsides; an occasional escape. 



M AI ANTHEM UM. 



{UniJoUum 111. Fl. ed. 2.) 



M. canadense Desf. Wild Lily of the Valley. — Woods and 

 shaded swamps; common. Summit of Greylock, 3500 feet. 



MEDEOLA. Indian Cucumber Root, 



M. virginiana L. Indian Cucumber Root. — Woods; common. 

 Altitude 2500 feet, Greylock. 



OAKESIA. 



{Uvularia 111. Fl. ed. 2.) 

 O. sessilifolia (L.) Wats. Bellwort. — Woods; common. 



POLYGONATUM. Solomon's Seal. 



P. biflorum (Walt.) Ell. Small Solomon's Seal. — Dry or 

 rocky woods; common. 



P. commutatum (R. &. S.) Dietr. Great Solomon's Seal. — 

 River banks, and moist thickets; frequent in the valley. 



SMILACINA. False Solomon's Seal. 

 {Vagncra III. Fl. ed. 2.) 



S. racemosa (L.) Desf. False Spikenard. — W^oods, dry ledges 

 and tliickets; common. 



A form with hracted inflorescence collected in West Stockbridge 

 (Evans, Knowlton and Fernald). 



S. stellata (L.) Desf. Star-flowered Solomon's Seal. — Allu- 

 vial banks; frequent along the Hoosac, Housatonic and Deerfield 

 Rivers. liorder of swamp, Sheffield. 



S. trifoliata (L.) Desf. Thkee-leaved Solomon's Seal. — Cold 

 swamps; frequent. 



