346 ORDER 147. LILIACE^E 



18. POLYGONATUM, Tourn. TRUE SOLOMON'S SEAL. Perianth tu- 

 bular, limb short, 6-lobed, erect. Stamens 6, inserted near and above the 

 middle of the tube, and with the slender style included. Berry globular, 

 black or blue, 3-6-seeded. U Rhizome horizontal, thick. St. leafy above. 

 (Lvs. alternate.) Fls. axillary, pendent, greenish-white. Fig. 258. 



P. biflornm Ell. Stem recurved, smooth ; Ivs. lanceolate to elliptic, sessile, obscurely 

 many-veined, glaucous-pale and more or less pubescent beneath ; filaments roughened, 

 inserted near the middle of the tube. Woods. 1 3f. April June. 

 /3. s-ig-iint eu m. Plant all smooth, tall ; Ivs. clasping ; ped. 2-6-flwcl. 3 7f. 

 Y. latifblittm. Plant pubescent above ; leaves ovate, some stalked. 



19. CONVALLARIA, L. LILY OF THE VALLEY. Perianth campanu- 

 late, of 6 united segments, lobes of the limb recurved. Stam. 6, included, 

 perigynous. Ovary 3-celled, 1-styled, cells 4-6-ovuled. Berry (red) few- 

 seeded, if Rhizome creeping, slender. Lvs. radical, and scape very smooth, 

 low, bearing a raceme of white, drooping, sweet-scented flowers. 



C. majalls L. Mountain woods, Va. to Ga. Common in gardens. 6 10'. Lvs. ovato- 

 elliptic, 2 or 3 with each scape. Flowers in an open raceme, 34". May, June. 



20. CLINTONIA, Raf. Perianth campanulate, of 6 equal, distinct seg 

 ments. Stam. 6, hypogynous, anth. linear-oblong. Ovary oblong, 2-(rarely 

 3-)celled. Style elongated. Berry (blue) 2-celled, cells 2-10-seeded. if. Rhi- 

 zome creeping. Lvs. few, broad. Scape naked, bearing an umbel. 



1 C. borealis Raf. Lvs. broad-oval-lanceolate ; flowers 25 in the bractless umbel, 



cernuous ; berry-cells many-seeded. Mountainous or hilly woods. June. 8 13'. A 

 smooth and elegant plant. (See Fig. No. 715 in the Class-Book.) 



2 C. umbellata Torr. Lvs. lance-oblong; umbel many-(12-30-)flwd., bracted ; fls. 



white, speckled, 45"; berry-cells 2-seeded. Woods, W. N-Y., and S. along the mts. 



21. SMILACINA, Desf. FALSE SOLOMON'S SEAL. Perianth of 6 equal, 

 spreading segm., united at base. Stam. 6, slender, perigynous, anth. short. 

 Ova. globous, 3-celled, with 2 ovules in each cell. Sty. short, thick. Berry 

 globous, pulpy, 1-3-seeded. 11 Rhizome creeping, thick or slender. Stem 

 leafy, bearing a terminal cluster of white flowers in April June. 



Raceme compound. Stamens longer than the perianth. Ovules collateral No. 1 



Raceme simple. Stam. shorter than perianth. Ovules one above the other.. Nos. 2, 3 



1 S. racemosa Desf. Stem recurved ; leaves oval, strongly veined, acuminate, sub- 



sessile ; raceme compound. Copses : common. Berries red-dotted. 2f. 



2 S. stellata Desf. St. erect ; Ivs. many, lanceolate, acute, amplexicaul ; fls. few, in 



a simple raceme ; berries dark red. Along rivers, N. and W. 1020'. 



3 S. trifoliata Desf. Erect ; Ivs. 3 or 4, oval-lanceolate, tapering to both ends, am- 



plexicaul ; rac. terminal, simple ; berries red. Mountain swamps, N. and W. 3 6'. 



22. MAJANTHEMUM, Mcench. TWO-LEAVED SOLOMON'S SEAL. 

 Perianth of 4 ovate, obtuse, spreading segments, united at base. Stam. 4. 

 Ovary 2-celled. Otherwise a ,n Smilacina. 



M. bifolium DC. Common in open woods. Stem with 2 (rarely 3) ovate, subcordftto 

 leaves and a simple raceme of small white flowers, 36'. May. In Oregon, the samo 

 plant becomes stout, 2f high, with pctiolatc, strongly cordate leaven ! 



