TRILLIUM. 247 



ORGAN. 



Zifc, //abit, dumber, i^orm, Z>ehi.<ccnce, A'iud, Construc- 

 tion, i''orm, Placentation, Size, ^ualitiea, J.ppeu(lage8. 



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



Root, L.K., y , rhizome f<?iort, thick, premorse. 



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



Leaves, L.P.CF.S.Q., a whorl of 3, terminal, bi'oad-rhombic, some net-veined. 



Inflorescence, P.K.A., terminal, solitary, peduncle erec', 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, ilt-scented. 



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



Stamens, N.P.C., 6, erect, included, filaments sliort. 



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, placentce central. 



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



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



LOCALITY.— IFootZ*-, Windsor, Vt. (Date), May, 1850. 

 CLASSIFICATION.-FLOWERING ENDOGENS. 



—Order, TRiLLiACE.aj, The Trelliads. 

 NAME.— Latin, Trillium erectuui. 



—English, Bath Flower. 

 BEmKUKS).— Peduncle 3' long, flower nearly 2' broad. 



