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Lily (Liliacece). 



[No. 25 



Leaves, evergreen, thick, abundant ; two to five inches in 

 length, one half to two inches broad, from oblong 

 lance-shape to very narrow, narrowing into a short 

 leaf-stem ; smooth above, paler below. Veins, three. 



Fruit, black when fully ripe, ripening the second year, 

 one-seeded. 



Found, from the pine-barrens of New Jersey to Florida, 

 and westward. 



A woody vine with round and usually unarmed stems, 

 often climbing to great distances. 



