LiLiACK.K. (lily kamilv.) 529 



21. LILIUM, L. Lii.v. 



rorianth fuiuiel-fonn or ht'll-sliapod, colorod, of fi distiiirt sopals, spreading 

 or recurved al)ovo, with a honey-bearing furrow at the hiuse, de;itlu<»us ; the 6 

 staineus somewhat adhering to their bases. Anthers linear, extrorsely at- 

 tached near the middle to the tapering apex of the long filament, which is at 

 first included, at length versatile ; the cells dehiscent by a lateral or slightly 

 introrse line. Style elongated, somewhat club-shaped; stigma .'Mobed. Cap- 

 sule oblong, containing numerous liat and horizontal (depressed) soft-coated 

 seeds densely packed in 2 rows in each cell. Bulbs scaly, producing simple 

 stems, with numerous alternate-scattered or whorled narrow sessile leaves, 

 and from one to several large and showy flowers ; in summer. (The classical 

 Latin name, from the Greek. Kcipiou.) 



* Floirers erect, t/te septils narrowed below into claws; bulbs not i-fiizomatous. 



1. L. Philaddlphicum, L. (Wild Ohange-red Lily. Wood Lily.) 

 Stem 2-3° high; leaves linear-lanceolate, whorled or scattered; flowers (2-4' 

 long) 1-3, open-bell-shaped, reddish-oranr/e spotted with purplish inside; the 

 lanceolate sepals not recurved at the summit; bulb of thick fleshy jointed 

 scales. — Dry or sandy ground, N. Eng. to N. C, west to Minn, and Mo. 



2. L. Catesbiei, Walt. (Soutiieun Red Lily.) Leaves linear-lan- 

 ceolate, scattered ; flower solitary, open-bell-shaped, the long-clawed sepals wavy 

 on the margin and recurved at the summit, scarlet, spotted with dark purple 

 and yellow inside ; bulb-scales thin, narrow and leaf-bearing. — Pine-barrens, 

 N. C. to Fla., west to Ky. and Mo. 



* * Flowers nodding, the sepals sessile; bulbs rhizomatons. 



3. L. superbum, L. (Turk's-cap Lily.) Stem 3-7° high; loxver 

 leaves whorled, lanceolate, pointed, 3-nerved, smooth; flowers (3' long) often 

 many (3-20 or 40) in a pyramidal raceme; sepals stronf/li/ re volute, bright 

 orange, with numerous dark purple spots inside. — Rich low grounds, X. 

 Brunswick to Ga., west to Miun. and Mo. 



4. L. Canadense, L. (Wild Yellow Lily.) Stem 2-7° high ; leaves 

 remoteli/ ivhorlcd, lanceolate, strongly 3-nerved, the margins and nerves rough ; 

 flowers few (2-3' long), long-peduncled, oblong-bell-shaped, the sepals re- 

 curved-spreading above, yellow or orange, usually spotted with brown. — Moist 

 meadows and bogs, N. Brunswick to Ga., west to Minn, and Mo. 



5. L. Gr^yi, Watson. Stems 2-3° high; leaves in whorls of 4-8, lan- 

 ceolate, acute or slightly acuminate, smooth ; /lowers 1 or 2, nearly horizon- 

 tal, the sep<ds (1.^ -2.\' long) hnt little spreading above the rather broad bas>\ 

 rather abruptly acute, deep reddish orange, thickly spotted within. — I'eaks 

 of ( )tter, Va., and southward in the mountains to N. C. 



L. tigrIxum, Ker. (Ticer Lily.) Tall, pubescent above; leaves scat- 

 tered, narrowly lanceolate, dark green, 5-7-nerved, the upper axils bnlbifer- 

 ous ; flowers large, resembling those of L. sui)erbum. — An escape from 

 gardens. (Adv. from E. Asia.) 



22. M E D E O L A, Gronov. Indian Cucumber-root. 

 Perianth recurved, the 3 sepals and 3 petals oblong and alike (pale groenish- 

 yelhnv), deciduous. Stamens ; anthers shorter than the slender filaments, 

 oblong, extrorsely attached above the base, but the line of dehiscence of the 



