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1. Umbellata. 



S. foliis radicalibiis ob- | Radical leaVes oblong 

 longo-ovalibus, margine j oval, with the margin and 

 et carina ciliatis ; scapo j keel ciliate ; scape pubes- 

 pubesccnte ; umbel la tor- cent ; umbel terminal 



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niinali ; pedicellis bractc- j pedicels bracteate. 

 atis. Piiish, !• p. ^S2. 



Convallaria ninbellulata, Mich. 1. p. 202. 



Root creeping, somevvliat tuberous. JLeaves embraciog the base ot 

 the steiiij larj^e, many nerved, tapering to the base. -Sca^^e about a, 

 foot high. Umbel small, terminal. 



Grows in the mountains of Carolina. Dr. Macbride., 



Flowers May — August- 



S. Racemosa. 



S. caiile folioso ; foliis 

 altcrnis, sessilibus, oblon- 

 go-ovalibus, acuminatis, 



nervosisj pubescentibus ; | pubescent ; flowers in 

 floribus terminalibus race- terminal, racemose pani^ 

 moso-paniculatis. Pursh, | cles. 

 l.p. S34. 



Convallaria racemosa, Sp.pl. 2. p. 163. Walt p. 122, Mkh. 1. 

 p. 202. 



Stem 12 — 18 inches high, slightly geniculate. Leaves many nen^- 

 cd, with three more conspicuous than the rest. Flowers small > crowd- 

 ed on the racemes, pale white. 



Common in the up])er country. Athens ; Mr. Green. Found iQ 

 St- Stephens, by Dr. Macbridc. 



Flow^ers June — July. 



Stem leafy ; leaves al^ 

 ternate, sessile, oblong 

 oval, acuminate, nerved, 



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CONVALLARIA. Gen. pl. 573. Desfontaines. 



Corolla infera, G-fida, [ Corolla inferior, ^-cleft, 

 campanulata. Stamina | campanulate. ktamem 

 corolla breviora, ad basin j shorter than the corolla, 

 inserta. Bacca globosa, | inserted into their base. 

 3-locularis, loculis 1 — 3 I Berry globose, 3 celled, 

 spermis. Scapus racemo- cells 1— s seeded. Scape 

 sus: I racemose. 



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