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704. Allium nuttaliii Wats. Roseate Wild-onion. Prairies, general; 

 common. April. (ASU) 



705 Allium helleri Small. Twin Wild-onion. Dry soil. April-May. 

 Credited to Kansas by Britten's Manual. 



706. Allium reticulatum Don. Netted Wild-onion. Damp prairies, C. 

 and W. K. ; common. May. (ASU) 



707. Nothoscordum bivalve Britt. Mild-onion; Pixie-cup. Prairies, W. 

 K. ; common. March. (ASU) 



708. Androstephium cseruleum Green. Blue Elfin-crown. Prairies, Mor- 

 ton county; occasional. April. (U) 



709. Lilium umbellatum Psh. Western Red Wood-lily. Dry wooded 

 hills from Valley Falls northeastward; occasional. June. (SU) 



710. Lilium canadense L. Yellow Wocd-lily. Woods and fields, N. E. 

 and S. E K. ; rare. June. (AU) 



711. Lilium tigrinum Andrews. Tiger Lily. Several varieties. Oc- 

 casionally escapes from gardens by means its axillary bulblets. 



712-716. Lilium martagon L. (Turk's- cap Lily), speciosuviThnnh. , japon- 

 icum Thunb., longifiorum Thunb., candidum L. (Madonna Lily), and other 

 exotic lilies are in cultivation. 



717. Fritillaria imperialis L. Crown-imperial Fritillary. Flowers large, 

 orange-yellow or scarlet, hanging in an umbel under the terminal crown. 



718. Erythronium dens-canis L. Dog-tooth *Adder-tongue. Cultivated. 



719. Erythronium albidum Nutt. White Adder-tongue. Moist woods, 

 E. K. ; common. Leaves white mottled. April. (ASU) 



720. Erythronium mesachoreum Knerr. Midland Adder-tongue. Dry 

 hills and prairies, E. K.; common. Leaves narrow, green. March. (ASU) 



721-722. Tulipa gesneriana, suaveolens, and other species of tulip are in 

 cultivation quite commonly. 



i23. Camassia esculenta Robinson. (C fraseri Torr.) Wild-hyacinth. 

 Dry ground near streams. Franklin county and eastward; 6-10 dm. high; 

 frequent April-May. (ASU) 



724. Hyacinthus amethystinus L., etc., often in open gardens. 



725-726. Ornithogalum umbellatum and nutans L. Star-of-Bethlehem. 

 Frequent in gardens; seldom tries to escape. 



727. Muscari botryoides Mill. Grape-hyacinth. Frequent in gardens; 

 occasionally escapes into lawns and fields. 



728-729. Kniphofia aloides Moench, tuckii Baker, etc. Redhot-poker; 

 Flame-flower; Zulu Boyonet. Frequent in gardens; leaves have sharp 

 keels and edges. 



730. Dracaena fragrans Ker-Gawl. Dragon-tree. A pot-plant in houses. 



731-732. Sansevieriaglauca, 2;eyiawica Willd., etc. Zebra-leaf. Frequent 

 in pot cultivation. 



733. Yucca glauca Nut. (F. angustijolia Pursh. ; Y. constricta Buck).) 

 Yucca; Bear-grass; Spanish Bayonet. Dry hills, W. K., as far east as 

 Sedgwick, Riley and Clay counties; common. May. (ASU) 



734. Yucca filamentosa L. Yucca; Adam's Needle. Common in gar- 

 dens. 



Family 526. Convallariace^. Lily-of-the-Valley Family. 

 Scapose or leafy-stemmed herbs, from simple or branched rootstocks, 

 never from bulbs or corms. Inflorescence solitary, racemed, panicled, or 



