554 CLIT. LILIACE/ZE. STREPTOPUS. 
anthers linear, half as long as the petals; style trifid; capsule 3- 
celled, many-seeded, seeds with an aril—Lwvs. alternate. ls. soli- 
tary, terminal and axillary. 
1. U. sessmirouia. Bellwort. Wild Oats. 
Lws. sessile, lance-oval, glaucous beneath; caps. stiped, ovate.—2| Can. 
and U. S. A common species, found in woods and in grass lands. Stem 
smooth, slender, 6—10’ high, dividing at the top into 2 branches, one bearing 
leaves only, the other, leaves and a flower. Leaves smooth and delicate, dark 
green above, paler beneath, 1—13’ long. 'The flower is cylindric, near an inch 
long, yellowish-white, of 6, long, linear petals. May. 
2. U. perrouiita. (U. flava. Smith.) Mealy Bellwort. ea: 
Lws. perfoliate, elliptical, subacute; perianth subcampanulate, tubercu- 
late-scabrous within; anths. cuspidate ; caps. truncate—2 Can. and U.S. A 
handsome, smooth plant, in woods. Stem 10—14’ high, passing through the 
perfoliate leaves near their bases, and dividing into 2 branches at top. Leaves 
2—3/ by 3—1’, rounded at the base, acute at apex. Flower pale yellow, pen- 
dulous from the end of one of the branches. Segments linear-lanceolate, 13’ 
long, twisted, covered within with shining grains. Anthers 3’ long. May. 
3. U. GranpirLora. Large-flowered Bellwort. ; 
Lws. perfoliate, elliptic-oblong, acute; fl. terminal, solitary, pendulous; 
segments acuminate, smooth within and without; anth. obtuse.—? Can. and 
U.S. Larger than either of the foregcing. In woods, Stem 12—15 inches 
high, passing through the perfoliate leaves near their bases, dividing into 2 
branches at top, one of which hears the large, yellow, pendulous flower. Leaves 
almost acuminate, rounded at base. Anthers 3’ long. May.—Readily distin- 
guished by the smooth petals. 
4. U. panocinosa. Pers. (Streptotus. Michz.) ee 
Las. ovate, acuminate, sessile, without dots, ciliate, the lower a xice 
pubescent beneath when young; ped. terminal, pubescent; fls. in pairs; peri- 
anth acute at base, /fts. linear-lanceolate; sty. glabrous.—2 Mountains, Penn. 
to Car. and L. Winipeg to Oreg. Leaves with an abrupt and long acumina- 
tion. Flowers greenish. Berry with the cells by abortion 1—2-seeded. May. 
15. STREPTOPUS. Michx. 
Gr. -oTpepe, to turn, 7ovs, a foot; a twisted footstalk or peduncle. 
Perianth 6-parted, campanulage; segments with a nectariferous 
pore at the base of each; anthers longer than the filaments; stigma 
very short; berry roundish, 3-celled ; seeds few, hilum without an 
aril.— St. branched. ls. axillary, solitary, generally with the peduncle 
distorted. i | 
1, S. roseus. Michx. (Uvularia. Linn.) Rose Twist-foot. 
Smooth ; dvs. oblong-ovate, clasping, margin serrulate-ciliate, under sur- 
face green like the upper; pedicels short, generally distorted in the middle; 
segments spreading at apex; anth. short, 2-horned; stig. trifid——| Can. to Car, 
and Tenn. A common species, native of woods. Stem a foot or more high, 
round, dichotomously branching. Leaves 2—4’ long, 4 as wide, ending in a 
slender point, smooth, but conspicuously edged with minute, rough hairs. Flow- 
ers reddish, spotted, suspended beneath the branches, one under each leaf. Jn. 
2. S. amptexirouius. DC. (S. distortus. Michx. Uvularia. Linn.) 
Smooth ; dvs. oblong-ovate, clasping, smooth and entire on the margin, 
glaucous beneath; pedicels solitary, geniculate and distorted in the middle; sep. 
long-acuminate, reflexed ; anth. very acute, entire; stig. truncate.—2 Can. and 
Mid. States. Native of woods. Stem round, dichotomous, 2f high. Leaves 
2—3’ .ong, 4 ag wide, very smooth. Peduncles opposite the leaf, twisted and 
bent downwards each with a bell-form, drooping flower gibbous at base, of a 
pale straw-color. Anthers sagittate, attenuate at the apex into a long, subulate 
point. Fruit oblong, red, many-seeded. June. — 
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