518 MKLAM'IIACK.E. (COLCHK/LM KAMII^V.) 



the hasc. simple, leafv. I.caM'S iln, ri;;iil, r()iij:;li un tlic iiiarLciiis, very nar- 

 row, (lilati'd at till' l)iuse ; lliusc uf llii- stem verv iiiiiiiitdhs and iiec(lli;-.sliai)ed. 

 Fli)\ver.< white, in a simj)l(' dt-nsc raeeme. 



1. X. asphodeloides, (iray. — Dry sandy soil, North Carolina, and 

 northwaril. May -June. — Stem ."5°- 5° high. Hadical leaves spreading, 

 I'' or more long, very sleuder-poiuted. Flowers 2" long. Stamens dilated 

 Ijclow. 



11. CHAM^LIRIUM, Willd. Blazino Star. 



Flowers di(ei'iuiis. Leaves uf the |)eriaiitii linear-spatulate, shorter than the 

 filiform filaments. Anthers 2-eelled, roundish. Styles eluh-shajied : stigmas 

 deeurreiit. Capsule ovoid, 3-angled, loeulieidally 3-valveil, many-seeded. 

 Seeds linear-oldong, winged at the end.s. — Stem simple, from a thiek rhizonia, 

 leafy. Lowest leaves spatuiate or ohovate, tlie others linear or lanceolate. 

 Flowers small, white, in a simjile s)jiked raeeme. 



1. C. Carolinianum, Willd. — Low grounds. May - June. — Stem 1°- 

 2° high, furroweil. Kadieal leaves clustered, 2' -4' long, spreading; the up- 

 permost small and Ijraet-like. Haeemes 6'- 12' long, the sterile slender aud 

 drooping at the summit ; the fertile rigid and erect. Perianth inconspicuous. 



12. PLEEA, Michx. 



Flowers perfect. Leaves of the perianth sessile, widely spreading, lanceo- 

 late, rigid. Stamens 9-12, shorter than the perianth: filaments slender: 

 anthers linear, introrse, 2-cleft at the base, versatile. Styles short, subulate : 

 stigmas simple. Capsule coriaceous, ovate, 3-lobed, many-.seeded ; the cells 

 opening down the inner suture. Seeds oblong, bristle-pointed. — Stems 

 smooth and slender, from clustered rootstocks. Leaves chiefly radical, very 

 narrow, 2-edged, equitant. Flowers few in a simple raceme, white. Bracts 

 spathe-like, elas])ing. 



1. P. tenuifolia, Miclix. — Fine barren .swamps and bogs, Florida to 

 North Carolina. Oct. — Stem rush-like, 2° high. Kadieal leaves erect, rigid, 

 perennial, 6' - 9' long. Kaceme rigid, 6 - 9-flowered, the erect pedicels enclosed 

 in the rigid clasping bracts. Flowers 1' wide, greenish without. 



13. TOFIELDIA, Hudson. 



Flowers perfect. Leaves of the perianth spreading, sessile, oblong or obo- 

 vate. Filaments subulate ; anthers innate or introrse, 2-celled. Styles subu- 

 late : stigmas terminal. Capsule 3-aiigled, scpticidally 3-partible, many-seeded. 

 Seeds oblong. — Stems simple, scape-like, from creeping rootstocks. Leaves 

 linear, 2-edged, equitant. Flowers small, whitish, in spikes or racemes. Pedi- 

 cels commonly minutely 3-bracted under the flower. 



§ 1. ToFiELDiA proper. — Racemes simple, the flowers successh-eli/ opening 

 from the base iipirnrd (centri/tetal) : unlhcrs introrse : seeds tvillioiit append- 

 ages. — Smooth herbs. 

 1 . T. glabra, Nutt. Stem leafy at the base, and sparingly above ; leaves 



linear; racemes densely flowered; stamens slightly exserted; styles very 



