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 he fork in 

 the stem. The flowers are slightly fragrant and so 

 concealed by their drooping position as tS 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. 



