r»lG iMKI.ANTlIAtlwlC. (< ULCIIICIM lA.MIl.V.) 



'2. Z. lci[na.IlthoideS, (iray. Stoin sleiulor, Hoincwliat naked above; 

 leaves iiaiTiiwlv linear, {(I'eeii on liotli sides ; ])aiiiele slender; hraets laiiceu- 

 latc ; leaves of llie ])eriaiitli oval or ol>o\ ate, sessile, tlie ^land.s ol)seure or 

 w.uitinii; stamens and styles lilifunn ; seeds narrowly niarf^ined, winf;;3d at 

 llie apex. — Low hanks in tlie npper distriets. .Inly- Angust. — Stem 2''-4° 

 iii>i;li. Lowest leaves l°-2^ 1'""^. I'aniele 8-12' long. I'"lowers 4" in di- 

 ameter, nmeli shorter tlian tlie slender pedicels. 



6. STENANTHIUM, Gray. 



Flowers jjerfcet or ])i)lygamons. Leaves of tlie ])eriantii laneeolate, arumi- 

 nate, united at the base, and adnate to the base of the ovary, longer than the 

 stamens. Glands none. Anthers roundish, becoming peltate. Styles short, 

 sui)ulate : stigmas minute. Capsule ovate, membranaceous, septieidal at the 

 apex, several-.seeded. Seeds nearly wingless. — Stem smooth, slender, tumid 

 at the base. Lowest leaves elongated, channelled. Flowers .small, greenish 

 white, in a simple jtaniile. 



1. S. angUStifolium, Gray. Stem 2° -.3° high; lowest leaves l°-2° 

 long; panicle 1°- 2"^ long, composed of simple sjiiked racemes; the lower 

 flowers often sterile ; perianth about 4" in diameter, nearly sessile, twice as 

 loug as the stamens. — Shady woods in the upper districts. June - July. 



2. S. robustum, Watson. Stem .'^tout, leafy, 3°-5° high ; leaves 4"- 

 10" l)road ; ])anicle large, often compound; segments of the perianth 3"- 4" 

 long ; capsule erect, witli a recurved beak, 4" long. — South Carolina and 

 Tennessee ( Wdtson). 



7. VERATRUM, Tourn. False IIellkbore. 



Flowers polygamous. Leaves of the perianth spreading, distinct, oblong or 

 obovate, narrowed at the base, free from the ovary, glandless, longer than the 

 stamens. Stvles short, subulate. Capsule oblong, memljrauaceous, 3-pointed, 

 the cells opening above at the inner suture. Seeds few, flat, broadly winged. 

 — Stems leafv, tumid at the base, pubescent. Leaves oval or oblong, plaited. 

 Flowers in ample panicles, green or ])ur])lish brown. 



1. v. viride, L. Stem stout, leafy throughout; leaves broadly oval, 

 acute, clasping, pubescent iieneath ; panicle pyramidal, compo.sed of numerous 

 dense racemes; divisions of the perianth oldong, smooth, yellowish green. — 

 Mountain meadows, Georgia, and northward. April -May. — Stem 3° -7° 

 high. Lower leaves 1^ long. Flowers large. 



2. V". intermedium, Chapm. Stem slender, feufy ; lowest leaves lance- 

 olate or oblong, acute, narrowed into a long sheathing petiole, the upper small, 

 lanceolate, scattered, pubescent l)eneath ; panicle large, composed of long and 

 slender loosely-flowered racemes ; leaves of the ])erianth spatulate-oblong, dark 

 brown within, hoary pul)erulent without ; ovary woolly ; capsule 3-winged ; 

 seeds linear-oblong, broadly winged. — Rich shady hummocks. Middle Florida. 

 Julv. — Stem 3° -5° high. Lower leaves 1° long. Flowers 6"- 8" wide. 



3. V. parviflorum, Michx. Stem slender, naked above: leaves vary- 

 ing from lanceolate to oval, smooth, narrowed into sheathing petioles; panicle 



