LILY-OF-THE- VALLEY FAMILY 



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In the White TriUium the flower-stalk is from 

 one to two inches long. The flower consists of 

 three green, sharply pointed sepals, three large 

 white petals, six stamens with greenish white 

 filaments and yellow anthers, and a central pistil 

 having three well developed stigmas. The petals 



PAINTED TRILLIUM 



are quite long, so that the flower is deeper and 

 more bell-like than those of the other species of 

 the genus. Like the other Trilliums this one is 

 a lover of rich moist woods. It ranges as far 

 north as Quebec and Minnesota and as far south 

 as Florida and Missouri. It seems to be seldom 

 found in the more eastern states. 



