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as we shall see hereafter (p. 257) ; hence the common name is 

 false as well as inelegant. The term Dogtooth may refer 

 to the two indentures on each petal (p. 32), or to its bulbs 

 as they grow in England. The scientific or classic name is 

 Erythronium (erulhros, red, the color it often assumes in 

 Europe). The name of our species is E. Americdnum. 



Scientific Terms Defined. Acute. Alternating. Anther. 

 Bulbous stem. Calyx. Capsule. Carpels. Caulis. Corolla. Decid- 

 uous. Endogens. Entire. Fibrils. Fibrous. Filament. Herb. 

 Ovary. Ovoid. Parallel-veined. Peduncle. Perianth. Persistent. 

 Petals. Petiole. Phenogamia. Pistil. Pollen. Recurved. Sepals. 

 Solitary. Stamens. Stigma. Style. Torus. 



VI. THE TULIP. 



Description. The tulip is said to be a native of Mt. 

 Taurus and the adjacent region. It has been cultivated by 

 florists for more than three centuries in Europe, and one in 

 America. It blossoms in the garden a week or two later 

 than the wild Erythronium, with which it is closely related. 

 Careful study will reveal between them striking differences 

 as well as resemblances. Viewing the plant as a whole, 

 mark its height, its glaucous (sea-green) * color, its smooth 

 surface. 



Analysis. THE LEAF EEGION. The bulb, if cut across, 

 will exhibit a series of concentric rings, each one being an 

 entire layer. Bulbs so constructed are called tunicated,\ 

 form familiar in the Onion. The Leaves are large 



* According to the Greek Mythology, Glaucu,s was the name of a fisherman who 

 leaped into the sea and " by transmutation strange " became a sea-god. Hence the 

 botanists use the word to express the pale sea-green color of the foliage of certain 

 plants, as well as of the whitish powder which sometimes covers them. 



t The Lily grows from a scaly bulb, i. e., a bulb composed of scales, each forming 

 but a partial (not entire) layer or ring. In the heart of the Tulip bulb, protected by 

 these layers, are hidden not only the future stem, but the leaves also, and even the 

 coming flower with all its various organs. This bulb also contains under its outer 



