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Culture. — Tlicy arc readily increased by parliiig the rools, and 

 j)laiiliiig tlicni oul in llic auluniii, or early in llic spiing, in a bed or 

 border of common earlli. 



And also by seeds sown at llie same seasons in similar silualior.s^ 

 llic plants being pricked on I into oilier beds in ihc snmnier, and 

 removed in the anlnmn lo the places wiiere llicy arc lo grow. 



They all'onl ornament in the conjmon borders among other 

 flower plants. , 



2. TllILLILM SKSSiLE 



SESSILE TRILLIUM. 



This genus furnishes plants of llic low, tuberous-rooted, flowery, 

 perennial kind. 



It belongs to the class and ord( r lIcuuKivia Trigijiiia, and ranks 

 in the natural order oi' Sari/iciitarcc£. 



The characters are: that the calyx is a ihrcc-lcavcd perianth, 

 spreading: leaflets ovate; pcMtiianenl: the corolla has three petals 

 subovate, a litlle bigger than the calyx: the stamina have six awl- 

 shaprd lilamenis, shorttr than the calyx, erect: :mlhcrs lerniinaling, 

 oblong, length of the filaments: the [)is(ilhim is a roundish germ: 

 styles filiform, recurved: stigmas simple: the periear[)ium is a 

 roundish berry, ihiee ccli< d the seeds many, l•oululi^h. 



The specie s are: 1.7. rcniiii////. Drooping '['rilliuin; 2. T. encfit/;/, 

 Upright 'Irilliuni; .'3. T. ve.s.s/ <, Sessile flowered 'I'rillium. • 



'I'he first has a peri'nni;d luherous root: the sleiii is erect, a foot 

 high, simple, round, slightly striated, smooth: the leaves three 

 logellur, lermi atmg, on shori f olstaiks, spreadmir, rliondioidal, 

 poinled, entire, \ciny, sinoolh, \y.\\vv beneath: ihe floweis solitary, 

 amon_ the leaves, uitjiout braeles iiie ilower-siwlk round, a little 

 waved, smooth. It is a native of Nurl.i America. 



