272 CONVALLARIACEAE 



1. Oakesiella pub6rula ( Michx. ) Small. Foliage deep green. Stems 1-5 dm. tall r 

 sparingly forked, minutely rough-pubescent, at least about the nodes : leaf-blades thickish, 

 oblong to oval, 3-8 cm. long, acute or abruptly pointed at the apex, rough-margined, 

 rounded or subcordate at the base, sessile : pedicels 1-2 cm. long : perianth light yellow, 

 2-2.5 cm. long: sepals and petals linear or nearly so: capsules oval or elliptic, 2.5 cm. 

 long, the angles acute. [ Uvularia puberula Michx. ] 



In woods on mountain slopes, Virginia and West Virginia, to middle Georgia. Spring. 



2. Oakesiella Floridana (Chapm.) Small. Foliage glabrous. Stems 1-2 dm. tall, 

 simple or sparingly forked, slender : leaf-blades oblong, 3-8 cm. long, acute at both ends, 

 green above, glaucous beneath, sessile : pedicels about 1 cm. long, very slender : perianth 

 pale yellow, 1.5-2 cm. long, nodding : sepals and petals linear or linear- lanceolate, acumi- 

 nate : anthers with acute connectives : capsules not seen. [ Uvularia Floridana Chapm. ] 



In low woods, Florida and Alabama. Spring. 



3. Oakesiella sessilifolia (L.) Small. Foliage glabrous. Stems 1-4 dm. tall, sim- 

 ple or forking above : leaf-blades elliptic, 3-8 cm. long, acute at both ends, sessile, pale 

 beneath, rough-margined: perianth greenish yellow, 1.5-2 cm.' long : sepals and petals 

 linear or linear-lanceolate, smooth, obtuse : anthers with obtuse connectives : capsules 

 oval, about 2. 5 cm. long, stalked. [ Uvularia sessilifolia L. ] 



In woods and thickets, New Brunswick to Minnesota, Georgia, Alabama and Arkansas. Spring. 



9. SALOMONIA Heist. 



Caulescent herbs, with jointed rootstocks. Leaf-blades thickish, sessile. Flowers 

 solitary or several together on axillary peduncles. Perianth drooping, greenish or pink, 

 the lobes erect or nearly so, shorter than the tube. Stamens 6, included : filaments adnate 

 to the perianth-tube for one-half their length or more : anthers sagittate, introrse. Ovary 

 3-celled : stigma capitate or slightly 3-lobed. Ovules 2-6 in each cavity. Berry sub- 

 globose, drooping, dark blue or nearly black. Seeds more or less flattened, with horny 

 endosperm. [Polygonatum Adans.] SOLOMON'S SEAL,. 



Leaf-blades pubescent beneath : filaments rough, adnate to the perianth for about % its length. 



1. S. biflora. 

 Leaf-blades glabrous : filaments smooth, adnate to the perianth for about % its length. 



2. S. commutata* 



1 Salomonia biflora (Walt.) Britton. Foliage glaucescent. Rootstocks hori- 

 zontal : stems erect or arching, 2-9 dm. tall, simple : leaf-blades oval, elliptic, or oblong- 

 lanceolate, 4-10 cm. long, finely^ pubescent beneath, acutish to acuminate : peduncles 1-4- 

 flowered, often 2-flowered : pedicels slender, longer than the peduncles or sometimes 

 shorter : perianth whitish or greenish, 8-12 mm. long, drooping : filaments adnate to the 

 perianth-tube for about f its length, granular : berries subglobose, 6-8 mm. in diameter. 



In woods and on banks, New Brunswick to Michigan, Florida and West Virginia. Spring and 

 summer. 



2. Salomonia commutata (R. & S. ) Britton. 'Foliage glabrous. Rootstocks 

 horizontal : stems erect or arching, 3-25 dm. tall, often zigzag above : leaf-blades oblong, 

 oblong-lanceolate to oval or oval-ovate, 5-15 cm. long, acute or rather obtuse : peduncles 

 recurving, 1-8-flowered : pedicels often shorter than the peduncles : perianth white or 

 greenish, 10-20 mm. long, drooping : filaments smooth, adnate to the perianth for about i 

 its length : berries subglobose, 8-12 mm. in diameter. [Polygonatum gigantcum Dietr.] 



In woods and on banks, Ontario and Manitoba, to Georgia, Louisiana, New Mexico and Utah. 

 Spring and summer. 



10. CON VALL ARIA L. 



Low herbs, with elongated horizontal rootstocks. Leaves 2 or 3 : blades thick, deep 

 green, narrowed into sheathing bases. Flowers fragrant, nodding, in a one-sided raceme. 

 Perianth white, globose-campanulate : lobes 6, recurved. Stamens 6, included : filaments 

 short, adnate to the lower part of the perianth-tube : anthers short, introrse. Ovary 3- 

 celled : style slender, 3-grooved : stigma capitate or slightly 3-lobed. Ovules several in 

 each cavity. Berry subglobose, pulpy. Seeds several, rounded, with horny endosperm. 



1. Convallaria majalis L. Foliage glabrous. Leaves basal, 2 or 3, erect or spreading ; 

 blades oblong to elliptic, 1-3 dm. long, usually acute, or often somewhat acuminate : scapes 

 erect or slightly inclining, 1.5-4 dm. tall, shorter than the leaves, glabrous : racemes one- 

 sided, 2-10 cm. long : pedicels curved, 5-10 mm. long, more or less recurved : perianth 

 white, campanulate, nodding, 5-7 mm. long, the lobes ovate or triangular-ovate, as long as 

 the tube or shorter : berries globose, about 1 cm. in diameter or less, reddish. 



In mountain woods, Virginia and Tennessee to South Carolina. Spring. LILY-OF-THE- VALLEY. 



