OKDER CXXX. SMILACE^E SMILAX-FAMILY. OKDER CXXXII. LILIACE2E LILY-TKIBE. 



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perianth emarginate ; stigmas acute, serrate. A beautiful species, common in 

 gardens. Stem 13 ft. high. May June. 



4. I. pumila. Dwarf Iris. 



Scape low, 1-flowered ; leaves numerous, broad-ensiform, as long as the 

 scape ; flowers large, deep violet ; outer segments of the perianth reflexed, nar- 

 rower than the inner, erect ones. A small species, common in gardens, flower- 

 ing earlier than others. April May. 



5. I. ochroleuca. Yellow Iris. 



Stem tall, roundish ; leaves ensiform, striate ; flowers large, sulphur-yellow, 

 beardless ; ovaries 6-angled. A tall species, 2 I ft. high, not uncommon in cul- 

 tivation. April July. 



2. TIGKlDIA, 



Perianth arising from a 2-leaved spathe, 6-parted, 3 outer seg- 

 ments larger than the 3 inner ones. Stamens 6. Filaments unit- 

 ed in a long tube. 



1. T. pavonia. Tiger-flower. 



Stem erect, round, leafy, slightly branched ; leaves erect, ensiform, veined ; 

 flowers very large, scentless, yellow, beautifully variegated with purple, crimson 

 and scarlet, quickly fading ; petals contracted in the middle and rounded at apex. 

 A splendid bulb, frequently cultivated. Stem 2 3 ft high. Flowers 4' 6' 

 broad, opening and fading in the same day, in succession. July Sept. 



3. SISYRiNCHIUM. 



Perianth arising from a 2-parted spathe, 6-parted ; segments 

 iinilar, spreading. Stamens monadelphous. Stigmas 3, filiform. 

 Capsule globose, somewhat 3-angled. 



1. S. Berruudianum. Blue-eyed Grass. 



Scape simple or branching, compressed, winged, naked or 1 2-leaved ; leaves 

 narrow-linear, grass-like ; spathe with 2 5 blue flowers, opening in succession, 

 and arranged in a kind of ufnbel ; pedicels filiform ; segments of the perianth 

 obovate, mostly marginate, mucronate. A delicate and pretty little plant in 

 moist meadows and grassy fields. Scape 6' 12' high. It varies in the breadth 

 of the scape, which is sometimes very slender, almost setaceous, with very 

 narrow leaves. Jane July. 



4. CR&CUS. 



Perianth funnel-form with a very long, slender tube, arising 

 from a radical spathe. Stigma 3-cleft, crested ; segments convo- 

 lute. 



1. C. vernus. Crocus. 



Flowers large, witli a very long, slender tnbe, sessile on the bulb; anthers 

 sagittate, yellow; stigma included in the perianth, with short segments; scape 

 triangular, rising after flowering, and bearing the ovary ; leaves narrow-linear, 

 following the flowers. A very showy little garden plant, generally the first to 

 appear in the spring. The flowers are purple, yellow or white, opening in 

 March or April. 



ORDER CXXX. Smilacege. Smilax-family. 



1. SMiLAX. 



Flowers dioecious or polygamous. Perianth campanulate, with 

 6 equal, spreading, deciduous segments. Stamens 6, attached at 

 base, with short filaments. Anthers linear, attached by the base. 

 Stigmas 3, nearly sessile. Berry globose, 1 3-celled, 1-seeded. 



1. S. rotundifolia. 



Greeribrier. 



Stem climbing, prickly, woody ; branches round or somewhat 4-angled 

 leaves roundish-ovate, somewhat cordate at base, 5-nerved, abruptly acuminate, 

 on short petioles, pale beneath ; flowers small, yellowish-green, in little pedun- 

 culate, axillary umbels; berries round, bluish or yellowish-green, with a glau- 

 cous bloom. A very prickly vine, with yellowish-green stems, growing in 

 thickets, climbing over the shrubs, and binding them together so as to make 

 them almost impassable. June. 



2. S. herbacea. 



Carrion-flower. 



Stem herbaceous, unarmed, angular, erect, recurved or climbing by tendrils ; 

 .eaves ovate, or ovate-oblong, often roundish, 7 9 veined, mucronate or acumi- 

 nate, usually cordate at base, smooth, paler beneath ; flowers yellowish-green, 

 In dense umbels of 20 40, on long peduncles, extremely foetid ; berries dark- 



blue, covered with a bloom. A coarse, variable plant, common in moist 

 thickets and low grounds, sufficiently distinguished by the disgusting and car- 

 rion-like odor of the flowers. Stem 3 8 ft. long. June. 



ORDER CXXXI. Trilliacese. Trillium- 

 family. 



1. TElLLIUM. 



Sepals 3, green, persistent. Petals 3, colored, at length wither- 

 ing. Stamens 6. Anthers linear, with short filaments. Stigmas 

 subulate, spreading or recurved, persistent. Berry 3-celled; cells 

 several-seeded. Stem simple, \-flowered, bearing a single whorl of 

 3 leaves. 



1. T. cernuum. Nodding Trillium. 



Leaves broad-rhomboidal, abruptly acuminate, nearly sessile ; flower nod- 

 ding beneath the leaves, on a recurved peduncle, white ; petals oblong-ovate, 

 acute, recurved, scarcely longer than the sepals. A common plant in wet 

 woods, distinguished from the other species by its small, nodding flower. Stem 

 8' 15' high. May June. 



2. T. erectum. Batli Flower. 



Leaves broad-rhomboidal, abruptly and sharply acuminate, sessile ; peduncle 

 nearly erect, soon reclining ; petals ovate, flat, spreading, scarcely longer, but 

 much broader than the sepals, dull purple ; ovary brownish-purple. A showy 

 species, but of very unpleasant odor. Common in low, rich woods. Stem 10 

 15' high. May. 



3. T. erythrocarpum. Smiling Walte-rolnn. 



Leaves ovate, long-acuminate, rounded at base, petiolate ; flower large, on 

 a nearly erect peduncle ; petals ovate-lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, acumi- 

 nate, wavy at the edges, recurved, spreading, twice as long as the sepals, white, 

 variegated with purple stripes at base. A very beautiful species, common in 

 damp woods, Northern N. Eng. and N. York. Stem S' 12' high. May. 



2. MEDEOLA. 



Perianth revolute, consisting of 6 petaloid, similar, oblong, 

 deciduous segments. Stamens 6, with filiform filaments. Stigmas 

 3, long and recurved, divergent, filiform, deciduous. Berry 

 globose, 3-celled, several-seeded. 



1. M. VirgTnica. Cucumber Hoot. 



Stem erect, slender, simple, covered with soft locks of wool ; leaves in 2 

 whorls ; lower one near the middle of the stem, consisting of 58 obovate- 

 lanceolate, acuminate leaves ; upper one of 3 ovate, acuminate, smaller leaves; 

 flowers pedunculate, nodding from the upper whorl, 1 8, appearing in suc- 

 cession, yellowish-green; styles dark red. A very elegant plant, remarkable 

 for its almost perfect symmetry. Stem 1 2 ft high, from a tuberous, white, 

 fleshy, horizontal rhizoma, which has the shape, appearance, and somewhat of 

 the taste of a cucumber. Common in rich, damp woods. June July. 



ORDER CXXXII. Liliacese. Lily-tribe. 



SYNOPSIS OF THE GENERA. 

 A. Flowers on a scape. 



* Flower solitary. 



I. TTTLIPA. Perianth erect, with 6 distinct segments. Capsule oblong. 



4. ERYTIIEONIITM. Perianth nodding ; segments with a groove at base, and 

 a tubercle each side. Capsule obovate. 



* * Flowers corymbose or umbellate* 



7. ALIIUM. Flowers in a dense, subglobose umbel, arising from a spathe. 

 Seeds ovate-ren'form. 



5. HEMEROCAI.LIS. Flowers large. Perianth funnel-form, with a short 

 tnbe and spreading segments. Filaments long and filiform, declinate, style fili- 

 form, declinate. Stigma simple. 



8. ORNITIIOGALITM. Scape with a few, white, corymbose flowers at summit 

 Filaments dilated at base. Stigma 3-angled. 



II. CLINT&NIA. Flowers few, umbellate. Perianth campannlate. Stamens 

 inserted at the base of the distinct sepals. Style filiform, columnar. 



* * * Flonrers neither corymbose nor umbellate. 



6. POLYANTIIES. Scape branching, scaly. Flowers large, alternate on the 

 branches. Perianth funnel-form. Stamens inserted at the throat. 



9. HYACINTHCS. Flowers in a simple raceme. Stamens inserted near the 

 middle of the 6 segments of the perianth. 



10. CONVALLARIA. Flowers in a simple, mostly 1-sided raceme. Stamen* 

 inserted at the base of the 6 segments of the perianth. 



