.JH2 LILIACEyE. (r.lI.V FAMILY.) 



\ng leaves, iiiul an uiiiIhI of wliitc or gi(.uiii>li Howtis terminating the nukeil 

 scape. Berries blue. 



1. C. umbellata, Torr. Leaves 2-4, oMong, eiliate on the keel and 

 margins; scape i)ul)eseent ; umbel many-flowci-cd ; flowers small (3" -4'' long), 

 wiiite spotted with gi-ceii or purple ; ovules 2 in each cell. (Smilacina umbel- 

 lata, iJisf.) — Shady woods on the mountains, Georgia, and northward. Juno. 



— Scape 8'- 12' high, rather longer than the leaves. 



2 C. borealis, Kaf. Leaves obovate-oblong, eiliate on the margins, acute ; 

 scape and 2 - 7-flowered umbel pubescent; flowers (6"- 9" long) greenish yel- 

 low ; ovules numerous. — Cold swamps on the high mountains of North Caro- 

 lina, and northward. June. — Scape and leaves 8'- 10' high. 



5. ALLIUM, L. Oxiov. 



Perianth 6-parted, spreading, persistent. Stamens 6, inserted on the base of 

 the perianth. Filaments subulate, the interior ones more or less dilated at the 

 base. Ovary 3-cclled. Style filiform : stigma entire. Capsule loculicidally 

 3-valved. Seeds anatropous or campylotropous, single or few in each cell, 

 an'ded, black. — Strong-scented stcmless herbs, with bulbous roots, and a naked 

 .scape, ending in an umbel of small flowers, from a 2 - 3-leaved spathc. — Flow- 

 ers sometimes changed into bulblcts. 



* Ovules solitarji in the cells. 



1. A. tricoccura, Ait. Leaves lanceolate-oblong, acute, flat, long-taper- 

 ing toward the base, early withering; nnibcl small, dense, many -flowered, erect; 

 leaves of the perianth oblong, obtuse, longer than the stan)ens. — jNlountains of 

 North Carolina, and northward. July. — Bulbs clustered. Scape 1° high. 

 Flowers white. 



* * Ovules 2 in each cell. 



2. A. cernuum, Roth. Leaves linear, channelled; scape angled; umbel 

 manv-flowered, nodding ; leaves of the perianth acute; stamens exscrtcd ; ovary 

 6-tootbed — Mountains of South Carolina, and northward. July. — Scape 

 10-1^° high. Flowers rose-color, on slender pedicels. 



3. A. Canadense, Kalm. Leaves narrowly linear, concave ; scape terete , 

 umbel erect, bearing a cluster of bulbets, intermingled with a few stalked rose- 

 colored flowers ; spathe 1 - 2-leaved ; leaves of the perianth obtuse, as long as 

 the stamens ; ovary 6-tootlied. — Banks of rivers, Florida, and northward. June. 



— Sca])e 1° high. Outer coats of the bulb white and scarious. 



4. A. mutabile, Miehx. Leaves very narrow, concave ; scape terete , 

 umbel erect, many-flowered; spathe 3-leaved; leaves of the perianth acute, as 

 long as the stamens, white changing to rose-color — Dry sandy .=oil, Florida to 

 North Carolina M:iy and June. — Scape \° high. Outer coats of the bulb 

 composed of a network of fine fibres. 



* * * Ovules several in each cell. 



5. A. striatum, Jacq. Leaves linear, concave ; umbel erect, 3-10-flow- 

 ered ; spathe 2-leavcd , perianth longer than the stamens, white, the exterior 



