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Trilliums. One of the best known groups 

 of the Lily-of-the-Valley family is that of the 

 Trilliums or Wakerobins. In their plan of struc- 

 ture these are very similar to one another. A 

 thick stem rises straight out of the soil, tapering 

 gradually toward the top. At some distance 

 from the ground it sends off at right angles 

 three broadly oval leaves, which may or may not 



LARGE WHITE TRILLIUMS 



have short stalks and which vary somewhat in 

 their outline. Above the leaves is a single flower ; 

 in a few species there is no flower-stalk, the blos- 

 som nestling upon the leaves, but in most sorts 

 there is such a stalk. 



Seven species of Trilliums are commonly listed 

 as growing in the eastern region of North 

 America. Of these the first to blossom in the 

 spring is the beautiful little Snowy Trillium or 

 Early Wakerobin, which is one of the most inter- 



