508 LILIACE.E. (LILY FAMILY.) 



ones half as loiig as the leaves ; filaments smooth. Rocky cliffs of the moun- 

 tains of Georgia, and northward. Flowers f ' long. 



2. P. biflorum, Ell. Stem smooth, curving above; leaves 2-rauked, 

 sessile or slightlv clasping, oblong, 3 - 7-uerved, smooth, or pubescent beneath ; 

 peduncles much shorter than the leaves, 1 - 4-flowered ; filaments granular- 

 roughened; berry dark blue. Shady banks. May. Stem l-2 high 

 naked below. Leaves 3' -4' long. Flowers 4" - 5" long. 



2. SMILACINA, Desf. SOLOMON'S SEAL. 



Perianth 4- or 6-parted, spreading, deciduous. Stamens 4 or 6, inserted on 

 the base of the perianth: anthers ovate. Ovary 2-3 celled, with two ovules 

 in each cell. Style short and thick: stigma obscurely 3-lobed. Berry globu- 

 lar, 1 - 2-seeded. Stems simple, erect, leafy. Flowers small, white, in a ter- 

 minal raceme or panicle. 

 1. SMILACINA. Divisions of the perianth and stamens 6. Om>-i/ 3-celled. 



1. S. racemosa, Desf. Pubescent; rhizoma thick ; stem flexuous, curv- 

 ing and leafy above ; leaves numerous, 2-ranked, oblong, acuminate, nearly 

 sessile, strongly ribbed ; flowers numerous, in a close raceme or panicle ; berry 

 red, spotted. Rich soil in the upper districts. June- July. Stem l-2 

 high. Leaves 3' - 5' long. 



2. MAIANTHEMUJI. Divisions of the perianth and stamens 4. Ocary 



2-celled. 



2. S. bifolia, Ker. Smooth ; rhi/oma slender ; stem low, erect, 2-leaved 

 above ; leaves ovate, cordate, sessile or clasping, finely nerved ; raceme simple, 

 few-flowered ; berry red, spotted. High mountains of North Carolina. June. 

 Stem 3' - 6' high. Leaves 1' - 2' long. 



3. CO NV ALL ARIA, L. LILY OF THE VALLEY. 



Perianth bell-shaped, 6-cleft, deciduous. Stamens 6, inserted on the base of 

 the perianth, included : anthers fixed at the base. < (vary 3-celled, tapering 

 into the thick style. Ovules 4- 6 in each cell. Stigma truncate. Berry glo- 

 bose, few-seeded. A perennial stemless herb, with a creeping rhizoma, and 

 white racemose flowers. 



1. C. majalis, L. High mountains of North Carolina. May. 

 Smooth. Rhizoma slender. Leaves two, oblong, their long petioles convo- 

 lute, one within the other. Scape semi-terete, bearing a 1-sided raceme of 

 fragrant nodding flowers. Berry red. 



4. CLINTONIA, Raf. 



Perianth bell-shaped, 6-leaved, deciduous. Stamens 6, inserted on the base 

 of the perianth. Filaments filiform; anthers linear oblong. Ovary 2-3- 

 celled, with two or more ovules in each cell. Style elongated : stigma obtuse. 

 Berry 2 -many-seeded. Stemless herbs, with creeping rootstocks, large rad- 

 ical sheathing leaves, and an umbel of white or greenish flowers terminating 

 the naked scape. Berries blue. 



