TRILLIUM. 247 



ORGAN. 



Life, .Habit, JVumber, ^orm.Ztehiscence, jfiTind, Construc- 

 tion, ^'orm, Placentation, /Size, Dualities, Appendages. 



Plant, L.H.S.Q., V, herb erect, 15' high, glabrous. 



Root, L.K., 11 , rhizome short, thick, premorse. 



Stem, L.H.K.F., herbaceous, caulis erect, simple, terete. 



Leaves, L.P.C.F.S.Q., a whorl of 3, terminal, broad-rhombic, some net-veined. 



Inflorescence, P.K.A., terminal, solitary, peduncle erect, or nearly so. 



Flower, N.C., one, perfect, complete, regular, 3-parted. 



Calyx, F.Q., wheel-shaped, green. 



Sepals, L.N.P.F., persistent, 3, spreading, lance-ovate. 



Corolla, F.Q., star-shaped, dark dull purple, ill-scented. 



Petals, L.N.P.F., deciduous, 3, spreading, lanceolate-ovate, pointed. 



Stamens, N.P.C., 6, erect, included, filaments shoi^t. 



Anther, D.C.F., linear, adnate, introrse, opening lengthwise. 



Style, N.C.F., 3, stigmatic along the inner side. 



Stigma, N.F., 3, long, recurved and revolute. 



Ovary, C.F.Pn., 3-celled, 6-angled, placentae central. 



Fruit, N.D.K.F.Q., an indehiscent, purple, ovoid berry. 



Seed, N.C.F.Q.A., several, anatropous, albuminous, black. 



LOCALITY. Woods, Windsor, Vt. (Date), May, 1850. 

 CLASSIFICATION.-FLOWERING ENDOGENS. 



Order, TRILLIACE^E, THE TBELLIADS. 

 NAME. Latin, Trillium erectum. 



English, Bath Flower. 

 REMARKS. Peduncle 3' long, flower nearly 2' broad. 



