LILY FAMILY 



LILIACE^ 



FEW families of wild flowers are more distinc- 

 tive or more beautiful than that of the Lilies. 

 The conspicuous blossoms consist of three sepals 

 and three petals which are frequently similar in 

 structure and appearance and which, taken to- 

 gether, are called the perianth. Within these six 

 parts of the perianth there are generally six 

 stamens and a single central pistil, with three 

 divisions of the ovary and three lobes of the 

 stigma. The plant arises from a bulb and com- 

 monly has a single erect stem along which in 

 the typical lilies are sessile alternate leaves. The 

 filament is commonly attached to the anther at the 

 middle of the latter, a condition in which the 

 attachment of the anther is said to be versatile. 



DOG'S-TOOTH VIOLET. The word that is most 

 expressive of the character of the Yellow Trout 

 Lily or Dog's-tooth Violet is grace. In few 

 plants are the simple lines of a graceful picture 

 so well shown as in this: from the grassy bank 

 there rises a cylindrical stem which on each side 

 gradually enlarges into a thickened leaf with 

 smooth margins, rounded and lovely surfaces and 

 a tip that is neither too pointed nor too obtuse. 



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