ELlSHA MITCHELL SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY. 12^ 



IRIDACE^ (IRIS FAMILY.) 



Iris versicolor, L. (Blue Flac;.) April — May. Flowers pale blue. 



ti'ipetaliU Walt. June — July. Flowers blue. 



Virg'iiiiea, L. June. Flowers blue or white. 



venia, L. (Dwarf Iris.) April. Flowers pale blue. 



Sisyriiichium lieriiiudiana, L. (Blue-eyed Grass. Pepper Grass.) 



July — August. Flowers blue, yellow center. 



DIOSCOREACE^. (YAM FAMILY.) 



Diosforea villosa, L. (Wild Yam.) July. Flowers whitish. 



SMILACE/E. (SMILAX FAMILY.) 



Sniilax rolundij'olia, L. (Bamboo.) June. Flowers small, greenish. 



lainnoides, L. May. Flowers greenish. 



Pseiido-Cliina, L. (China Root.) April — May. 



^lauca, Walt. (Sarsaparilla.) iMay. 



Walteri, Pursli. (Red-berried Bamboo.) 



March — April. Flowers brownish. 



laiiceolata, L. August. 



laurifolia, L. Juh — August. 

 anriciilata, Walt. On the coast. 



May — June. Flowers small, very fragrant. 



LILIACE.E. (LILY FAMILY.) 



Liliniii Catesbaei, Walt. (Southern Lily.) 



August — September. Flowers scarlet, variegated with yellow and 

 purple. 



Yucca aloiColia, L. (Spanish Bayonet.) 



May — June. Flowers white, tinged with purple. 

 ^loriosa, L. Sea coast. May — June. Flowers while. 



filanuMitosa. L. (Bear-Grass.) 



June. Flowers white, tinged with pur|)le. 

 Allium vinkalk, L. (\Vh,d Onion.) Introduced. 



striatum, L. March— April. Flowers white. 



MELANTHACE^. (COLCHICUM FAMILY.) 



MelauthiuMi Virifinicum, L. (Bunch-flower.) 



July^August. Flowers cream color, turning brownish. 

 Zyaradcuus grlalH'irimus, 3IicllX. June— July. Flowers white. 



