Order 147.— TRILLIACE^E. 705 



tuberous root. Leaves 8 — 18" by 5 — 12", petioles 2 — 4", about equaling tho 

 peduncle. Sepals green, much narrower than the snowy petals which are about 

 8 ' by 4 '. Mar., Apr. 



4 T. erythrocarpum Mx. Smiling "Wake-robin. Lvs. ovate, acuminate, 

 rounded at base, abruptly petioled ; ped. erect ; pet. lanceolate-ovate, recurved, 

 twice as long as the sepals. — Can. to Ga. A beautiful flower, adorning our 

 woods in May and June. Stem 8 — 12' high, with a whorl of 3 broad-ovate leaves 

 at top. These are 3-veined, rounded at base, long acuminate, 3 — 4' long, § as 

 wide, petiole 2—3" long. Flower nearly erect. Petals wavy at the edges, white, 

 finely radiated with purple line3 at base. Tho root is considered medicinal. (T. 

 pictum Ph.) 



p. clevelandicum. Sepals leaf-like, larger than the petals which are partly or 

 chiefly green. — Brunswick, Me. (Ricard). A metamorphosis. 



5 T. grandifolium Salisb. Lvs. Iroadly rhomboid-ovate, subsessile, abruptly 

 acuminate; ped. inclined; fl. suberect; petals mveh longer than the calyx, spatu- 

 lale-obovate, connivent at base. — Damp, rocky woods, Mid., S. and W. States, 

 abundant. St. 8 to 12' high. Lvs. 3 to 6' diam. Fls. larger than in any of the 

 preceding species. Petals 1 J- to 2' in length, broadest near the apex, with a short, 

 abrupt acumination, white, varying to rose-colored. May. 



6 T. erectum L. Bath Flower. St. thick; lvs. rhomboidal, acuminate, ses- 

 sile; ped. inclining ; fl. nodding; petals ovate, acute, scarcely longer, but much 

 broader than the sepals. — A conspicuous plant iu woods, of fine appearance, but 

 offensive odor. At the top of the stem, which is a foot hiscb, is a whorl of 3 leaves 

 which arc 3-veined, 3 — 5' long, of equal width, and a single, nodding flower, on 

 a nearly erect peduncle. Petals broad-ovate, an inch long, twice as wide as the 

 sepal3 and of a dusky purple, greenish outside. May. (T. atropurpureum Curt.) 



(3. alba. Petals white or cream-color. — Moro common West and couth. 



7 T. pendulum Muhl. St. slender; fas. subsessile, roundlsh-rhomloidal, acumi- 

 nate ; ped. long, horizontal or dellexed, flower pendulous ; petals lance-ovate, short- 

 acuminate, flat, not recurved, nearly as small as the calyx ; stig. as long as the an- 

 thers, rcvolute at end. — Woods, Mid., W. and S. States. A large species, with a 

 sir.allish flower. St. 10 to 15' high. Lvs. 3 to 5' diam., similarly pointed at each 

 end. Ped. nearly twice tho length of tho flower, half the length of the leaves. 

 Petals white. Apr. — Jn. (T. cernuum Torr. N. Y. Flo.) — Perhaps runs into 

 T. erectum, but is very distinct from the next. 



£ T. cernuum L. Drooping Trillium. St. tall, slender; lvs. thin, ovate or 

 elliptic-ovate, acuminate, petiolate ; ped. decurved beneath the leaves, as long aa 

 the flower; petals lanceolate, channeled, undulate, recurved, longer and much wider 

 than the recurved sepals ; stam. recurved, much longer than tho stigmas. — Damp 

 woods, N. Eng. ? N. Y. to Ky. and tho up country of Ga. St. 1 to 2f high. Lvs. 

 3 to 6' by 2 to 4', distinctly petioled. Ped. a third as long as tho leaves. Petals 

 near 2' long, delicate, white or roseate. Apr. — Jn. 



9 T. stylosum. St. slender ; lvs. elliptic-ovate, pointed at both ends, short-petio- 

 late ; ped. shorter than tho flower, nodding and deflexed ; petals lance-obovate, 

 obtuse or short pointed, undulate, flat, spreading, much exceeding the oblong, 

 acuto sepals; ova. produced into a style which is as long as the stigmas; stam. 

 elongated. — Woods, in the up country of N. Car. (Mis3 Carpenter) to Ga. (Mr. 

 Jones). A small plant with a large flower. St. 8 to 10' high. Lvs. 2 to 3' by 

 20 lo 30". Petals roseate, 15 to IS" long. Apr. — Jn. (T. Catesbsei Ell.) 



2. MEDE r 0LA, Gronov. Indian Cucumber-root. (Named after 

 tho fabulous sorceress, 3Icdea, for its supposed medicinal virtues.) 

 Perianth deeply parted into C petaloid, revolute segments ; stamens 6, 

 with slender filaments ; stigmas 3, divaricate, united at base ; berry 3- 

 celled ; cells 3 to 6-seeded. Stem simple, arising from a white, tuberous 

 rhizome (which is thought to resemble the cucumber in flavor) bearing 

 2 whorls of lvs. and 1 to 3 terminal fls. 



M. Virginica L. None can but admire tho symmetry of its form. St. erect, 1 tft 

 2f high, invested with loose, cottony wooL Lower whorl near the middle of the 



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