LILIACEAE 327 



on peduncles 3 to 6 inches in length. Perianth yellow (sometimes reddish-orange), 

 with numerous dark-purple spots inside; lobes 2 to 3 inches long, recurred from 

 near the middle. 

 Hob. Meadows, and borders of woods : frequent. FL June. Fr. Sept. 



3* L.. Mil per bum, L. Leaves linear-lanceolate, acuminate, 

 smooth, the lower ones verticillate ; flowers often numerous, in a 

 pyramidal raceme. 

 SUPERB LILIUM. Turk's-cap Lily. 



Stem, 3 to 5 (under culture 7 or 8) feet high. Leaves 2 to 4 inches long, distinct- 

 ly 3-nerved, narrowed at base, the lower ones in verticils of 6 or 8, upper ones 

 scattered and lance-ovate. Flowers 2 or 3 to 10, 20, or more, when numerous, 

 arranged pyramidally on graduated peduncles. Perianth bright reddish-orange, 

 with, numerous roundish dark-purple spots inside; lobes about 3 inches long, 

 tapering to the apex, mostly revolute. 

 Hab. Moist grounds ; Brandy wine, near Delaware State : rare. Fl. July. Fr. Sept. 



Obs. This species, under proper culture, is truly superb, and 

 deserves a place in every flower-garden. All those Lilies, with the 

 lobe$ revolute, are known among Florists by the name of Martagons. 



444. ERYTHRO X MUM, L. 



[Gr. Erythros, red; perhaps from the purple stains on the leaves.] 

 Perianth-lobes lanceolate, recurved-spreading, the 3 inner ones 

 usually with a callous tooth on each side, near the base, and grooved 

 in the middle. Anthers oblong, erect. Style about as long as the 

 stamens, clavate; stigma somewhat 3-lobed. Capsule trigonous- 

 obovoid; seeds ovoid, acuminate. Perennial: bulb solid-scaly; leaves 

 a single pair, subradical, sheathing the 1-flowered scape. 



1. E. Americ&num, Smith. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, pale 

 green with purple blotches ; perianth yellow ; stigma scarcely lobed. 

 AMERICAN ERYTHRONIUM. Dog's-tooth Violet. 



Bulb ovoid, rather deep in the ground. Leaves 3 to 6 inches long, the apex abrupt- 

 ly acuminate, involute and thickened. Scape 6 to 9 inches high, bearing a 

 terminal nodding flower. Periantii purplish externally ; lobes an inch to an inch 

 and a half long, the outer ones recurved. 

 Hab. Moist, low grounds; thickets, &c. : common. Fl. April. Fr. June. 



ORDER CXII. MELANTHA V CEAE. 



Herbs; leaves alternate; powers regular, perfect, or polygamous, the perianth of 

 6 similar parts, free from the ovary ; stamens usually 6 ; anthers mostly extrorse; 

 styles united, or distinct; fruit mostly a capsule, 3-celled, or of 3 united carpels ; 

 seeds several ; embryo small, in copious albumen. 



SUBORDER I. UVULARIE\A.E. 



Flmoers perfect ; perianth early deciduous, the lobes distinct and petal-like ; styles 

 more or less united; fruit a few-seeded loculicidal capsule (sometimes a berry). 



445. UVUI,A V RIA, L. 



[Perhaps from the flower hanging like the uvula of the palate.] 

 Perianth campanulate-oblong, the lobes spatulate-lanceolate, twice 

 as long as the stamens. Anthers long, linear, adnate. Style 3-cleft, 

 the divisions stiymatic along the inner side. Capwle trigonous, 



