ORDER 147. TRILLIACE.E. 705 



tuberous root. Leaves 8 18'' by 5 12", petioles 2 4", about equaling the 

 peduncle. Sepals green, much narrower than the snowy petals which are about 

 8 ' by 4 '. Mar., Apr. 



4 T. erythrocarpum MX. SMILJNG WAKE-ROBIN. Lvs. ovate, acuminate, 

 rounded at base, abruptly petiole*!; ped. erect ; pet. lanceolate-ovate, recurved, 

 twice as kyig, as the sepals* Can. to Ga. A beautiful flower, adorning our 

 woods in May and June. Stem 8 12' high, with a whorl of 3 broad-ovate leaves 

 at top. These are 3-veinexl, rounded at base, long acuminate, 3 4' long, f as 

 wide, petiole 23" long. Flower nearly erect. Petals wavy at the edges, white, 

 finely radiated with purple lines at base. The root is considered medicinal (T. 

 pictum Ph.) 



0. CLEVELANDICUM. Sepals leaf-like, larger than the petals which are partly or 

 chiefly green. Brunswick, Me. (Ricard). A metamorphosis. 



5 T. grandifolium Salisb. Lvs. broadly rhomboid-ovate, subsessile, abruptly 

 acuminate ; ped. inclined ; fl. suberect ; petals mvch longer than the calyx, spatu- 

 late-obovate, connivent at base. Damp, rocky woods, Mid., S. and W. States, 

 abundant. St. 8 to 12' high. Lvs. 3 to 5' diam. Fls. larger than in any of the 

 preceding species. Petals 1^ to 2' in length, broadest near the apex, with a short, 

 abrupt acumination, white, varying to rose-colored. May. 



6 T. erectum L. BATH FLOWER. St thick; Ivs. rhomboidal, acuminate, ses- 

 sile ; ped. inclining ; Jl. nodding ; petals ovate, acute, scarcely longer, but much 

 broader than Vie sepals. A conspicuous plant in woods, of fine appearance, but 

 ,ofiensive odor. At the top of the stem, which is a foot high, is a whorl of 3 leaves 

 which aro 3-veined, 3 5' long, of equal width, and a single, nodding flower, on 

 a nearly erect peduncle. Petals broad-ovate, an inch long, twice as wide as the 

 sepals and of a dusky purple, greenish outside. May. (T. atropurpureum Curt.) 



(3. ALBA. Petals white or cream-color. More common West and South. 



7 T. pendulum Muhl. St. slender; Ivs. subsessile, roundish-rhomboidal, acumi. 

 nate ; ped. long, horizontal or deflexed, flower pendulous ; petals lance-ovate, short- 

 acuminate, flat, not recurved, nearly as small as the calyx ; stig. as long as the an- 

 Ihers, revolute at end. Woods, Mid., W. and S. States. A large species, with a 

 smallish flower. St 10 to 15' high. Lvs. 3 to 5' diam., similarly pointed at each 

 end. Ped. nearly twice the length of the flower, half the length of the leaves. 

 Petals white. Apr. Jn. (T. cernuum Torr. N. Y. Flo.) Perhaps runs into 

 T. erect urn, but is very distinct from the next. 



8 T. cernuum L. DROOPING- TRILLIUM. St. tall, slender ; Ivs. thin, ovate or 

 elliptic-ovate, acuminate, petiolate ; ped. decurved beneath the leaves, as long as 

 the flower; petals lanceolate, channeled, undulate, recurved, longer and much wider 

 than the recurved sepals ; stam. recurved, much longer than the stigmas. Damp 

 woods, N. Eng. ? N. Y. to Ky. and the up country of Ga. St. 1 to 2f high. Lvs. 

 3 to 6' by 2 to 4', distinctly petioled. Ped. a third as long as the leaves. Petals 

 near 2' long, delicate, white or roseate. Apr. Jn. 



9 T. stylosum. St. slender ; Ivs. elliptic-ovate, pointed at both ends, short-petio- 

 late ; ped. shorter than the flower, nodding and deflexed ; petals lance-obovate, 

 obtuse or short pointed, undulate, flat, spreading, much exceeding the oblong, 

 acute sepals ; ova. produced into a style which is as long as the stigmas ; stam, 

 elongated. Woods, in the up country of N. Car. (Miss Carpenter) to Ga. (Mr. 

 Jones). A small plant with a large flower. St. 8 to 10' high. Lvs. 2 to 3 by 

 20 to 30". Petals roseate, 15 to 18" long. Apr. Jn. (T. Catesbai Ell) 



2. MEDE V OLA, Gronov. INDIAN CUCUMBER-ROOT. (Named after 

 the fabulous sorceress, Medea, for its supposed medicinal virtues.) 

 Perianth deeply parted into 6 petaloid, revoiute segments ; stamens 6, 

 with slender filaments ; stigmas 3, divaricate, united at base; berry 3- 

 celled ; cells 3 to 6-seeded. Stem simple, arising from a white, tuberous 

 rhizome (which is thought to resemble the cucumber in flavor) bearing 

 2 whorls of Ivs. and 1 to 3 terminal fls. 



M. Virginica L. None can but admire the symmetry of its form. St. erect, 1 to 

 2f high, invested with loose, cottony wool Lower whorl near the middle of the 



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