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in central part of the petal, sometimes with faint, streaky 
tinges of purple lengthwise of the petal, though not at all like 
Т. erythrocarpum Michx. It has also less scent. Hall thought 
it was simply an unhealthy state of Т. егесішт. 
T. erectum frequently occurs with the peduncle bent down 
under the leaves as in Т. cernuum L. The peduncle is sharply 
bent at an angle just above the leaves, and not merely curved 
or drooping. 
Hall, І. Н. Bull. Torr. Bot. Club 1: 36. 1870. 
A plant of T. erectum var. album Pursh dug up has kept 
its **ereamy green"! color every year for 5 or 6 years. 
Osborne, C. S. Am. Nat. 4: 125. 1870. 
At LeRoy, N. Y., Trillium sp. was seen with 2 stems from 
the same rootstock; one had petals and sepals alike except 
for the white margin to apex of petals, and the other had 
petals oblong, pure white with narrow green stripe down the 
center. 
Coleman, N. Bot. Gaz. 2: 90. 1877. 
The author found one specimen of Т. grandiflorum having 
4 leaves, 4 petals, 4 sepals, 4 stamens, 2 stigmas, and a 
4-angled ovary, and a specimen of T. erythrocarpum var. 
Clevelandicum Wood having 6 sepals and 15 petals, all green. 
Gray, А. Am. Jour. Sci. 15: 153. 1878. 
T. erythrocarpum Michx. with polymerous flowers, found 
by Pastor J. H. Wibbe near Oswego, N. Y., has been a con- 
stant feature since discovered ‘‘five years ago." The speci- 
men in Gray Herb. is described by Deane (vide infra). It has 
8 sepals (one with a white petaloid growth attached), 8 petals, 
at least 20 stamens, and a whorl of 7 leaves, one of which is 
forked at the tip. 
Gray, A. Two remarkable forms of Trillium. Bull. Torr. 
Bot. Club 6: 272. 1878. 
Two specimens from St. Louis, Mich. are described: one 
of T. grandiflorum with petioles to the leaves and a green 
