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duncle inclined, the flower a little nodding ; petals ovate, acute or acumi- 

 nate, flat, spreading, a little longer than the ovate-lanceolate sepals. T. 

 rhomboideum var. atrojnirpureum and album Mich. 



Moist woods. Can. to Car. W. to Miss. May. %..—Stem 12—15 inches 

 high. Flower on a peduncle 1 — 3 inches long. Petals dark-purple or white. 



Erect Trillium. False Wake-robin. 



8. T. pendulum Willd.: leaves roundish-rhomboid, acuminate, nearly- 

 sessile ; peduncle incUned, the flower pendulous ; petals ovate, acuminate, 

 rather larger than the sepals. 



Moist woods. Penn. to Car. May. '2|.. — Stem about a foot high. Flower 

 on a peduncle recurved between the leaves. Petals white with pink veins. 

 Berry roundish,dark purple. Pejidulous Trillium. 



9. T. grandifiorum Salisb. : leaves broadly rhomboid-ovate, sessile, ab- 

 ruptly acuminate ; peduncle a Uttle inclined, with the flower nearly erect ; 

 petals spatulate-lanceolate, much longer than the sepals. T. rkomI)oideum 

 var. grandifiorum Mich. 



Woods and banks of streams. Can. to Car. ; rare. May. %.. — Stem about 

 a foot high. Flower on a slightly inclined peduncle which is 2—3 inches long. 

 Petals large, white. Large-flowered TrUlium. 



Order CXXXIL LILIACE^.— Lilies. 



Perianth 6-parted or 6-leaved, regular or nearly so, some- 

 times cohering in a tube. Stamens 6, inserted into the peri- 

 anth ; anthers opening inwards. Ovary free, 3 -celled ; style 

 1 ; stigma simple or 3-lobed. Fruit succulent or dry and cap- 

 sular, 3 -celled. Seeds in one or two rows ; embryo in fleshy 

 albumen. — Herbaceous plants shrubs or trees, with bulbs, tu- 

 bers, rhizomes or fibrous roots. Leaves with parallel veins, 

 usually narrow. Flowers large and showy. 



J. TULIP.E. 



1. LILIUM. Lin7i.—Lily. 



(Supposed to be derived from the Celtic li, white ; in allusion to the color of 

 one of the species.) 



Perianth campanulate, deeply 6-parted ; segments straight 

 or reflexed, with a longitudinal furrow at the base. Stamens 

 6, adhering to the base of the perianth. Style elongated. 

 Stigma thick, slightly 3-lobed. Capsule oblong, 3 -celled, with 

 numerous seeds. 



1. L. Catesbcei Walt.: leaves scattered, linear-lanceolate, very acute; 

 stem 1 -flowered ; perianth erect; segments with long claws, undulate on 

 the margin, reflexed at the summit. 



Sandy meadows. Penn. to Car. W. to Miss. June — Aug. %. — Stem 18 

 inches high. Flower large, scarlet, spotted with yellow and brown. 



Catesby's Lily. 

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