LILY FAMILY 



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longer lobes of the stigma. The blossoms some- 

 times vary from white to blue or purple. 



BELLWORTS. The Bellworts are very generally 

 classified with the Lily family, although some re- 

 cent authors have 

 placed them next to 

 this family in the 

 Bunchflower family. 

 Three species of Bell- 

 worts are commonly 

 found in the north- 

 ern and eastern 

 states. In general ap- 

 pearance when grow- 

 ing they resemble one 

 another, although 

 they may easily be 

 distinguished by the 

 leaves. In two spe- 

 c i e s the Perfoliate 

 B e 1 1 w o r t and the 

 Large-flowered Bell- 

 wort the stems run 

 through the leaves 

 near the base while 

 in the third the Sessile-leaved Bellwort the 

 leaves are simply sessile. Of the two first named 

 the Large-flowered Bellwort can generally be 

 distinguished by the size of its leaves and blos- 

 soms, which, on the average, are nearly twice as 



SESSILE-LEAVED BELLWORT 



