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& Stmleqfy. 



Pctlunrl<- I -I i.. \i , ri .1. r. < I : or 1 &*flowrred ituil 

 nodding or rrt-urt <l. 



1 IJurn. Stem arising from > bulb. Flowers terminal, very large, with 6 

 distinct, spreading or neorred sepal*, on tract or rccurvd peduncle*. 



16. AsrAEAOB*. Stem arUIng from a bulb. IVrlanih S-parted, erect, 

 preadlng above. Fruit a globular, 8-eetlod berry. Herbs with very brandling 

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a. KamLuAUA. Stem arising from a bulb. Peduncles 1-flowered, axillary. 

 Perianth larf*. campanula!?. Fruit a 8-angled capsule. 



14 I'OLTOosiTuM. Khlzoma creeping. Peduncles axillary, 1 S-flowored. 

 Perianth small, tubular. Fruit a globular berry. 



14. UVOUAEIA. Peduncles terminating the branches. Anthers linear. 

 Capsule 8-angied. 



!' Bninorm, Peduncles terminating the branches. Anthers uglttate. 



* l'i >l inn ) i n < i. many-flowered. 



7. ALUUM. Flowers in dense, globose umbels. 



1.'. SMII.AI IXA. Flowers In Mmple or compound, corymbose racemes. 

 Perlantb deeply 4 6-)rUd, with spreading segment*. 



1. TCTJPA. 



Perianth campanula! c ; BCffments 6. Stamens 6, short, gtibu- 

 '.ule. Authors 4 -angled. Stigmas thick. Capaulc oblong, 3- 



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1. T. Gesncriana. Tulip. 



Scape smooth, 1-flowered; leaves radical, ovate-lanceolate; flowers erect; 

 segments of the perianth obtuse, smooth. A very common and universally 

 admired exotic bulb. The varieties In the color anil form of the flowers are 

 almost endlece. Tbey are yellow, red, purple, white, or variegated with several 

 or all of these colors. Slay June. 



1. LlLIUM. 



Perianth campanulatc or somewhat funnel-form ; segments 6, 

 distinct, each with a honey-bearing furrow near the base. 

 Stamens 6. Anthers linear. Style longer than the stamens. 

 Capsule oblong, somewhat 3-aogled. Seeds flat 



1. L. Canadense. Yellow Lily. 



Leaves In several remote whorls of 8 6, lanceolate, 8-nerved, rough on the 

 margins and nerves ; flowers nodding, campanula!?, few, yellow, often tinged 

 with scarlet, tpotted with purple Inside, on long- peduncles; sepals senile, revo- 

 lute from the middle. A very handsome Lily, common In wet meadows. 

 Stem 2 8 ft. high. Jane-July. 



2. L. Philadelphicum. lied Lily. 



Leaves linear-lanceolate, acute; lower ones usually scattered ; npper ones 

 verUrlllate In several wborls of 8 7 ; flowers 1 4, campanulate, erect, ver- 

 mll'.ion red, spotted Inside ; sepals lanceolate, erect, tapering to a claw at base. 

 An elegant specie*, distinguished by Its erect, red flowers. Common In dry 

 thicket* and shrubby pastures. 



3. L. erindidum. White Lily. 



Stem erect, thick ; leaves scattered, lanceolate, tapering at base ; fluwera 

 large, campanula!*, snow-white, in a terminal umbel, very fragrant, smooth In- 

 ridc. A common and favorite plant In gardens, often 8 1 ft high. July. 



4. L. bulbiferum. Bulb-bearing Lily. 



SUm leafy, bulb-bearing; leaves scattered, 8-vclned, narrowly lanceolate; 

 flowers large, campanulate, nearly or quite erect, rough within, and of a deep 

 orange. A showy garden species, with brownish bulbs In the axils of the 

 lean*. Stem 85 ft. high. July. 



5. L. tigrinum. Tiger Lilij. 



Stein tall, bulb-bearing; leaves scattered, 8- veined, lanceolate ; upper ones 

 ovate, cordate at base ; flower* large, dark orange, spotted with brownish-purple, 

 In a pyramidal raceme ; segmenls of the perianth rc volute, covered with glandu- 

 lar projections on the Inside. A tall, showy specie*, common In gardens. Stem 

 5 ft high, having brownish bulbs In the axils of the leaves. July Aug. 



8. FKITTILLAKIA. 



Perianth campannlate ; segmenls 6, broad at base, with n 

 honey-bearing cavity just abo the claw. Stamens 6, as long as 

 the petals. 



1. F. impcrialis. Crown-imperial. 



SUm thick, leafy below, naked stx>ve ; leave* mostly linear-lanceolate, long 

 and narrow, entire ; flowers large, nodding, pedicellate. In a terminal cluster ; 

 *dkxJs Mcb raraiatMd with a pair of small, narrow leave*, which, together, 



form a sort of terminal crown, beneath which the flow*!* bang. A very abow) 

 early-flowering plant, common In gardens. The flower* vary from red to yel- 

 low. Stem 28 ft hlgb. April May. 



4. EBYTHK&XICM. 

 Perianth campanulate; segments 6, .i 

 duous, the 3 inner usually with a groove in : 

 base, and a tubercle each side of it Filaments 6, subulate, 

 elongated. Capsule obovate, 3-valvcd. Seeds orate. 



1. E. Americanum. Dog-tooii 



Nearly stemlcss; *cape about i-leaved near the base, 1- flowered ; leaves 

 oval-lanceolate or lanceolate, green, spotted with brownish-purple, nearly equal 

 In length, but usually quite unequal In width; flower nodding, pale yellow, 

 spotted at base Inside; style clavnte ; atlgma undivided. An elegant little 

 spring-flower, common on rich bill-sides and Iti thicket*, well distinguished by 

 Its brown spotted leaves. Scape 8' C' high. May. 



.-:. IIEMEBOCAl 



Perianth funnel-form ; lube short; limb cpr.':i.lini.', <'>-[ 

 Stamens 6, inserted at the throat. FilamenU ! IT and 



filiform. Style long and filiform, declinate. Slignia - 

 Acauletcfnt. 



1. H. fulva. Day Lily. 



Scape erect, smooth, corymbosely branching above ; leaves long-linear, cari- 

 nate. In lar^c radical tufts ; flowers large, erect, bracted, of a tawny r< i 

 Inside, In a sort of terminal corymb, expanding singly In succession ; outer se- 

 pals with branching veins. Inner wavy, obtuse. A 

 In gardens, from which It has sometimes strayed. Scape 2 4 fi. 

 W 18" long. July. 



2. H. flava. Yil; ' Hi/. 



Scape erect, branching above ; leaves broad-linear, carlnate. In radical lufts ; 

 flowers light-yellow, smaller than In the las!, expanding 

 segments of the perianth with undivided veins ; inner ones flat, not wary, acute. 

 A smaller species than the last, no! so frequent In cnltivn: 

 by the much smaller yellow flowers. Scape If 18' hi 



6. POLTANTIIi 



Perianth funnel-form, incurved ; segments ti; tihrr 

 ed at the throat; ovary at the bottom of tli. t 



1. P. tuberosa. 



Acauleacent; scape scaly, branching above; leaves Itncar-lu: 

 era numerous, large, while, fragrant ; petals oblnn. 

 limn In house cultivation. Scape 4 8 ft high, arising from i\ bulli 

 furnished with tuberous rootlets. Aug. Sep. 



7. ALLIUM. 



Flowers in an umbel, with a 1 2-lcavcd spalli.' ll 

 Perianth of 6 sepals, which are distinct, or united at base, 1-m T -v- 

 ed, mostly persistent Stamens 6. Style filiform. StL-ma .-i.-ui.. 

 Hmgilc. Capsule 8-lobed, 3-valvod. Seeds bla< I jnfirnn. 



1. A. Canadense. 1 1'//,/ <,'nrli<: 



Scape round, leafy at base ; leaves narrow-linear, smooth, nearly flat ; ulnbxl 

 consisting mostly of dense, scaslle little bulbs, among which arc waiter, 

 whit.-, or pale rose-colored flowers, on slender pedicels; bnlbs bracted a! bate. 

 Common In we! meadows. Scape 10" 19' high. June. 



2. A. vineale. Croir Hnrlir. 



8!em slender, with a few leaves below ; leaves round, hollow, and rhannri. 

 led above; umbel often bearing sessile bulbs, as In the last; Don 

 numermu, rose-color and green; stamens exsert, alternate ; filament* 8-olA 

 the middle segment bearing the anther. A foreign species, naturalized abun- 

 dantly near the coast In some district*. Scape 12 ft. high. JaneJuly. 



3. A. tric6ccum. Wild Lk. 



Scape naked ; leaves oval-lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, flat, thin, 

 tapering to a petiole, withering before the appearance of the flowers ; umbel 

 not bulb-bearing, many-flowered, globose ; flowers while; nlain 

 pod deeply 8-lobed. A strong-scenled species, common In damp, rich woods, 

 and distinguished, when not In flower, by Its broad-lanceolate leaves, and when 

 In blossom by the globose, many-flowered umbels. Scape V 15' blgb. Jtau 

 July. 



