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duncle inclined, the flower a little nodding ; petals ovate, acute or acumi- 

 nate, flat, spreading, a little longer than the ovate-lanceolate sepals. T. 

 rhomboideum var. atropurpureum and alburn Mich. 



Moist woods. Can. to Car. W. to Miss. May. Ij-.Stem 1215 inches 

 high. Flower on a peduncle 1 3 inches long. Petals dark-purple or white. 



Erect Trillium. Fahe Wake-robin. 



8. T. pendulum Willd.: leaves roundish-rhomboid, acuminate, nearly 

 sessile ; peduncle inclined, the flower pendulous ; petals ovate, acuminate, 

 rather larger than the sepals. 



Muist woods. Penn. to Car. May. %. Stem about a foot high. Flower 

 on a peduncle recurved between the leaves. Petals white with pink veins. 

 Berry roundish,dark purple. Pendulous Trillium. 



9. T. grandiftorum Salisb. : leaves broadly rhomboid-ovate, sessile, ab- 

 ruptly acuminate; peduncle a little inclined, with the flower nearly erect; 

 petals spatulate-lanceolate, much longer than the sepals. T. rhomboideum 

 var. grandiftorum Mich. 



Woods and banks of streams. Can. to Car. ; rare. May. %. Stem about 

 a foot high. Flower on a slightly inclined peduncle which is 23 inches long. 

 Petals large, white. Large-lowered Trillium. 



ORDER CXXXII. LILIACEJE. LILIES. 



Perianth 6 -parted or 6 -leaved, regular or nearly so, some- 

 times cohering in a tube. Stamens 6, inserted into the peri- 

 anth ; anthers opening inwards. Ovary free, 3-celled ; style 

 1 ; stigma simple or 3-lobed. Fruit succulent or dry and cap- 

 sular, 3-celled. Seeds in one or two rows ; embryo in fleshy 

 albumen. Herbaceous plants shrubs or trees, with bulbs, tu- 

 bers, rhizomes or fibrous roots. Leaves with parallel veins, 

 usually narrow. Flowers large and showy. 



J. TULIPJE. 

 1. LILIUM. Linn. Lily. 



(Supposed to be derived from the Celtic li, white ; in allusion to the color of 

 one of the species.) 



Perianth campanulate, deeply 6 -par ted ; segments straight 

 or reflexed, with a longitudinal furrow at the base. Stamens 

 6, adhering to the base of the perianth. Style elongated. 

 Stigma thick, slightly 3-lobed. Capsule oblong, 3-celled, with 

 numerous seeds. 



1. L. Catesbai Walt. : leaves scattered, linear-lanceolate, very acute ; 

 stem 1 -flowered ; perianth erect ; segments with long claws, undulate on 

 the margin, reflexed at the summit. 



Sandy meadows. Penn. to Car. W. to Miss. June Aug. *2J.. Stem 18 

 inches high. Flower large, scarlet, spotted with yellow and brown. 



Lily. 

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