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TRILLIACE^E. HEKB-PARIS TRIBE. 



when, assisted by the scarlet berries, they make a very 

 showy appearance. In winter they die down to the 

 ground. IX May July. Perennial. 



ORD. LXXXVIL- 



-TEILLIACILE. HERB-PARIS 

 TRIBE. 



Sepals and petals 6 8, coloured or green ; stamens 

 6 10 j anthers very long, their cells, one on each side 

 of the filament ; ovary superior, with 3 5 cells, and as 

 many styles ; fruit a 3 5-celled berry ; seeds numerous. 

 A small Order, containing about thirty herbaceous 

 plants with tuberous roots, whorled, netted leaves, and 

 large solitary terminal flowers. They grow in the woods 

 of temperate climates, and, like the plants of the last 



PARIS QUADRIFOLIA (Four-leaved Herb-Par is, True-Love Knot). 



