60 LILIACEAE 



1. N. bivalve (L.) Britton. False Garlic. Less than 1° hlfrh : 

 umbel 4-12-flo\vered : flowers yellowish-white, ^^^-5^^ long- — I-ocally 

 abnndant in barrens near Westport, Leeds, Dodson, Independence, Lee's 

 Summit, Greenwood and Clrain Valley. April-May. 



5. LILIUM L. 

 Tali perennials witli leafy stems from scaly bulbs. Flowers large and 

 showy, 1-many, funnel-form or bell-shaped. Sepals 6, spreading or re- 

 curved. Stamens 6, M'ith linear anthers and long, liliform filaments. 

 Stigma 3-lobed. Ovules numerous. 



Leaves roughened on the veins beneath. 1. L. Canadense. 



Leaves smooth. 2. L. miperbum. 



1. L. Canadense L. Canada Lily. 2°-7° high. Leaves whorled, 

 lanceolate, 3-nerved, scabrous on the veins beneath : perianth segments 

 2^-3' long, recurved or spreading. — In moist meadows and woods near 

 Dodson and Lee's Summit. June-July. 



2. L. superbum L. Turk's-cap Lily. Closely resembles the pre- 

 ceding but is perfectly smooth throughout : perianth divisions strongly 

 recurved. — In similar situations between Independence and Little Blue 

 Tank. June-July. 



6. ERYTHRONIUM L. 'March Lily. Dog-tooth Violet. , 

 Herbs from deep-seated solid bulbs, one-leaved in the sterile and 



two-leaved in the fertile plants. Flowers large, solitary, nodding. 



Perianth segments six. Capsule obovoid or oblong. 



Perianth segments recurved ; leaves mottled. 1. E. alhidum. 



Perianth segments not recurved ; leaves not mottled. 2. E. mesaihoreum. 



1. E. albidum Nutt. Leaves oblong-lanceolate : new corms pro- 

 duced on offshoots from base of old : (lowers white or pinkish. — Common 

 in rich Avoods. April-May. 



2. E. mesachoreum Knerr. New corms formed at the base of old : 

 flowers light-lavender tinted. — Common in barrens and on prairies. 

 March-April. 



7. QUAMASIA Kaf. 



Flowers on jointed pedicels. Stamens 6, inserted on base of perianth 

 lobes, the anthers linear or linear oblong. Capsule 3- angled, many- 

 seeded . 



1. Q. hyacintbina (Kaf.) Britton. Wild Hyacinth. l°-2°high: 

 raceme several-many-llowered : sepals 4'' ''-7" long : ciipsule strongly tri- 

 angular. — Common in moist woods and barrens throughout. May. 



8. ORNITHOGALUM L. 



Scapose herbs with white or yellowish flowers in terminal bracted 

 racemes or corymb.s. Stamens six, hypogynous, the anthers versatile. 

 Capsule 3-angled, with few seeds in each cell. 



