514 MKLAXTIIACK.K. (COLCII ICIM I \.MII.V.) 



at ilie apex. RoeiU few, oliovoiil, half eiuinled In' tlu- tuiniil raphe. — Low 

 hcrli.s, from a .xlciider creejiinf^ rliizoiiia. Leaves se.xsile or iierfoliatc. Flowers 

 uoddiiiii, solitary, lateral or at llie apex uf a lleaved briuieli, yelhnv. 



♦ Leaves rounded at the Ixifie, perjuliale. 



1. U. perfoliata, L. Leaves ovate or ol)loii<;, gl.iueoii.s beneath, the 

 sides revnlute wjieii young; leaves of tiie periaiitli laiicenlate. acute, granular- 

 roughened within, ])alo yellow ; capsule oliovate, truncate. — Woods and thick- 

 ets. April. — Stem 8'- 12' liigh. Leaves 1.^'-^^' 1""K- Flowers I' long. 



2. TJ, grandiflora, Smith. Leaves oblong, j)ale or closely pubescent 

 beneath, tlie yimng ones revohite on the margins ; leaves oi the jjerianth linear- 

 lanceolate, acute, smootli within, greenish yellow; anthers olitn.-je ; capsule 

 ol)ovate. — Woods and thickets in the ujiper districts of Georgia, and nortii- 

 ward. April. — Larger than the preceding. Le.aves 2' -5' long. Flowers 

 1^' long. 



* » Leaves narrowed at the base, sessile. 



•3. U. sessilifolia, L. Smooth ; leaves lanceolate-obloMg, glaucous be- 

 neath ; flowers on short naked peduncle-like brandies, opposite tiie leaves; 

 leaves of the periantii lanceolate, obtuse, barely longer than the 3-cleft style: 

 anthers obtuse; capsule obovate, stalked. — Kich soil in the middle and upper 

 districts. April. — Stem 6'- 12' high. Leaves T- H' long. FloM'ers 8" long. 



4. U. Floridana, Chapm. Smooth ; leaves oblong, slightly clasping, 

 glaucous beneath ; flowers on a .slender 1 -leaved branch ; leaves of the ])erianth 

 linear-lanceolate, .acuminate, twice as long as the .3-cleft style ; anthers jjolnted. 

 — Low shady woods. Middle Florida. Marcli. — Stem 4' -6' high. Leaves 

 thin, 1' long. Flowers 8" long, pale yellow. 



5. IT. puberula, Michx. slightly pubescent; leaves green on both 

 sides, oval, rounded at the i)ase and somewhat clasping, rough on the margins; 

 style 3-parted nearly to the base, as long as the short-pointed anthers ; capsule 

 ovate, sessile. — Mountains of Xortli Carolina. — Flowers yellowish white. 



2. PROSARTES, Don. 

 Perianth bell-shaped, corolla-like, tlic divisions distinct, deciduous. Fila- 

 ments filiform, much longer than the linear-oblong obtuse anthers. Stvles 

 united : stigmas spreading. Berry ovoid, acute, 3 - 6-seeded. — A low forking 

 herb. Peduncles terminal, not bent nor twisted. 



1. P. lanuginosa, Don. Leaves 2' -3' long, sessile, ovate-oblong, acu- 

 miuate, oblitpie or slightly cordate at the base, 5-nerved, pubescent. Pedun- 

 cles 1-2, terminal, slender, pubescent. Leaves of the perianth -J' long, 

 l.ancecdate, acuminate, 3-nerved, greenish. Style smooth. Perry red. — 

 Mountains of Georgia and North Carolina. June. 



2. P. maculata, Buckley. Stem and leaves of the preceding ; flowers 

 rather larger ; leaves of the perianth yellowisli, dotted with fine black spots, a 

 third longer than the stamens. — Mountains of North Carolina. 



3. STREPTOPUS, Michx. 



Perianth bell shaped, corolla-like, with the divisions distinct, deciduous, the 

 inner ones keeled. Anthers sagittate, fixed near the base, entire, or 2-pointed 



