Wild Flowers East of the Rockies 35 



LILY FAMILY (Liliaceae). 



This is an exceedingly large family containing 

 more than 80 species in our range, divided into 33 

 genera and 13** different tribes. Many of these rank 

 as among our most beautiful flowers. They usually 

 agree in having a 6-parted perianth and 6 Stamens. 



BELLWORT (Uvularia perfoliata) is common in 

 rich woods. The stem, that reaches a length of 6 to 

 18 in., rises from a short rootstalk; it has scale-like 

 bracts near the base and forks toward the top. A 

 single, straw-colored flower is pendent from the end 

 of each drooping branch; it is long, bell-shaped and 

 has six narrow divisions and six stamens much 

 shorter than the perianth and shorter than the 

 style. The leaves are light green, lance-shaped and 

 pierced by the stem; usually three below the fork in 

 the stem. The flowers are slightly fragrant and so 

 concealed by their drooping position as to be invis- 

 ible from above. They blossom in May and June; 

 found throughout the U. S. 



LARGE-FLOWERED BELLWORT (U. grandiflora) 

 has larger flowers; stamens longer than the style 

 and but one leaf below the fork in the stem. It is 

 found from N. H. to Minn, and southwards. 



OAKESIA; WILD OATS (Oakesia sessifolia) has 

 an angular stem from 6 to 14 in. long. The ovate-lance- 

 olate leaves are seated on the stem and not pierced 

 by it. One or two flowers are suspended opposite the 

 leaves near the end of the stems; they are similar 

 in size and coloring to those of Bellwort but the in- 

 terior is smooth while the latter has rough ridges. 

 This species is common from Me. to Minn, and south- 

 wards. 



O. puberula is slightly downy. The leaves are 

 bright green with no glaucus effect. It is found in 

 the pine barrens from N. J. to S. Car. 



