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six, on the bases of the perianth-segments. Anthers with two sporanges, 

 or confluently with one double, oblong or ovate, cordate or reniform, versa- 

 tile, and extrorsely dehiscent. Ovulary trilocular, superior or partly 

 inferior; ovules few or numerous, anatropous or amphitropous; styles sepa- 

 rate. Capsule with septicidal dehiscence, rarely loculicidal. Seeds ap- 

 pendaged. 



687. Colchicum autumnale L. Meadow Saffron. Occasional in gardens. 



688. Chamaelirium luteum Gray. {Ch. caroliniana Willd.) Blazing- 

 star. Moist meadows, Miami county; not common. May. (U) 



689. Zygadenus nuttalli Wats. Western Zygadene. Dry hills, W. K., 

 as far east as Morris county; not common except where it occurs. May- 



•June. (ASU) 



690. Melanthium virginicum L. Bunch-flower; Melanth. Meadows, E. 

 K. ; rare. June. (U) 



691. Uvularia grandiflora J. E. Smith. Large-flowered Bellwort. Rich, 

 moist woods, extreme E. and S. E. K. ; infrequent. May. (AU) 



692. Uvularia sessilifolia L. Bellwort. Moist woods, Wyandotte county; 

 rare. May. (U) 



Family 52. Liliace.e. Lily Family. 

 Scapose or leafy-stemmed herbs, from bulbs, corms, or rootstocks. In- 

 florescence solitary, spicate, racemed, panicled, or umbeled, in different 

 genera. Flowers perfect. Perianth-segments distinct, or more or less 

 united into a tube. Stamens inserted on the throat of the perianth or at 

 the base of the segments; anthers versatile, introrse, or extrorse, rarely 

 declinate. Ovules anatropous or amphitropous; styles united; stigmas 

 capitate or three-lobed. Fruit a loculicidal capsule or an indehiscent berry. 

 Seeds winged or wingless. 



693. Hemerocallis fulva L. Coppery Day-lily. Spreads from cultivation 

 but very little; yet persists where planted for a long series of years. 



694. Hemerocallis flava L. Yellow Day-lily. Often seen near houses 

 after having been planted there many years before. 



695. Funkia subcordata Sprengel. White Day-lily. With long, tubular, 

 funnel-form flowers. Persists, like the other day-lilies, where planted. 



696. Funkia ovata Spreng. Blue Day-lily. With nodding violet flowers 

 abruptly expanded above the narrow tube. More tender than the others. 



697. Agapanthus umbellatus L'Heritier. Love-flower; African Lily. 

 Frequent in the best gardens and window pots. With a handsome umbel 

 of large blue flowers. 



698. Allium vineale L. Field Garlic. A pest in some wheat fields in 

 E. K.: introduced in seed wheat from the east. 



699. Allium cepa L. Onion. Seldom gets beyond cultivation. Some 

 winter varieties occasionally persist for a few years. 



700. Allium canadense L. Top-bulb Wild-onion. Meadows, general; 

 frequent. May. (ASU) 



701. Allium cernuum Roth. Nodding Wild-onion. Hillsides, near the 

 Neosho river, also in Cowley county; occasional. July. (ASU) 



702. Allium stellatum Ker. Prairie Wild-onion. Rocky banks and dry 

 prairies, general; frequent. July. (ASU) Perianth pink-striped. 



703. Allium mutabile Mx. Pink Wild-onion. Moist soil, general; com- 

 mon. April. (ASU) 



