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1. P. multiflorum Deff. : stem terete, smooth ; leaves alternate, 

 clasping, oblong oval, smooth on both sides ; peduncles axillary, ma- 

 ny-flowered. Convallaria multifiora Linn. 



HAB. Rocky woods. Can. to Car. June, July. It. Stem 

 2 3 feet high. Flowers greenish-white, 2 4 on nodding ax- 

 illary peduncles. Solomon's Seal. 



2. P. biflorum Ell. : stem terete, smooth ; leaves alternate, sessile, 

 elliptic-lanceolate, 3-nerved ; peduncles axillary, solitary, 2-flowered. 

 Convallaria biflora Walt. Smilacina angusti folia Pursh. 



HAB. Rocky situations. Penn. to Car. May, June. 2_(. Stem 

 1218 inches high. Flowers yellow, tipped with green, Per- 

 haps only a variety of -the preceding. 



3. P. pubescens Pursh : stem nearly terete, furrowed ; leaves alter- 

 nate, clasping, ovate, pale and pubescent beneath ; peduncles axillary, 

 filiform, mostly 2-flowered. -Convallaria pubescens Willd. 



HAB. Rocks. N. Y. to Car. May/June. 11. Stem 18 inches 

 high, curved. Ffo?cers yellowish- white, much smaller than in 

 the preceding. 



4. P. ctmaliculatum Pursh : stem channelled ; leaves alternate, 

 clasping, oblong, pubescent on the margin ; peduncles axillary, .2- 

 flowered Convallaria canaliculata Willd. 



HAB. Shady woods. Near Boston. Big. Penn. to Virg. Pursh. 

 June. If- Distinguished from the preceding by its angular 

 stem. 



5. P. laiifolium Desf. : stem angular ; leaves sessile, ovate, acumi- 

 nate, smooth on both sides ; peduncles one or many-flowered, long and 

 recurved. Convallaria latifolia Linn. C. polygonatum Muhl. 



HAB. Wet banks. Penn. and Vir. June. 11. Stem 35 

 feet high. The largest of the North American species. 



6. STREPTOPUS/ Mich. 



Perianth 6-parted; segments with a nectariferous pore at 

 base. Stamens 6. Anthers longer than the filaments. Stig- 

 ma very short. Berry subglobose, smooth, 3-celled. Seeds 

 few. Hexandria. Monogynia. 



1. S. roseus Mich. : smooth .and shining ; stem dichotomous, terete; 

 leaves clasping, serrulate-ciliate panthers short, two horned. Uvularia 

 rosea Mufil. 



HAB. Mountains. Can. to Car. May, June. 11. Stem 12 18 

 inches high. Flowers rose coloured, on filiform axillary pedicels. 



2. <S. distortus Mich. : smooth ; leaves clasping, smooth on the mar- 

 gin ; pedicels distorted and geniculate in the middle; anthers sagit- 

 tate, acuminate, much longer than'the filaments. Uvularia amplexifo- 

 lia Linn. 



HAB. Shady alpine woods. Can. and N. Y. May, June. If. 

 Stem 2 feet high. Floiccrs greenish-yellow, on filiform axilla- 

 ry pedicels which are longer than in the preceding. 



