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A GUIDE TO THE WILD BLOWERS 



in. high. Leaves decidedly stalked, nearly oval, sharp-pointed 

 at both ends, 1-4 in. long. Flowers green, the petals nearly 

 erect, }4-i /4 in. long. Berry 6-angled or v^^inged. May. Ohio, 

 to Miss, and westward, mostly in woods and thickets. 



67. Dwarf White Wake-robin. Trillium nivale. Not over 

 7 in. high. Leaves oval or 'nearly round, 1-2 in. long, stalked. 

 Flowers white, stalked, oblong, or oval, about ^ in. long. 

 Berry nearly round, 3-lobed or angled. April. Woods, Penn. 

 to Minn, south to Ky. and Neb. 



68. Showy Trillium or Wake-robin. Trillium grandi- 

 fioriim. From 8-18 in. high. Leaves broadly oval, 2-6 in. 

 long, stalkless. Flowers 2-3^ in. wide, white, very showy, 

 the erect or spreading prominently veined petals, 1-2 in. 

 long. Berry black, nearly round, somewhat 6-lobed, about i 

 in. in diameter. June. In rich woods. Quebec to North Caro- 

 lina, and westward, rare or wanting near the coast. The most 

 striking of all the Trilliums. Fig. 68. 



69. Birth Root, or Ill-scented Wake-robin. Trillium 

 erectum. About i ft. high. Leaves broadly oval, sharp pointed 

 at the tip, broad at the base, stalkless. Flowers on erect stalks 

 often 2-4 in. long. Petals narrow, spreading, purplish, pink- 

 ish or even whitish, rarely ^>4-i>^ in- long. Berry ovoid, 

 slightly 6-lobed, and reddish-purple. May. Nova Scotia to 

 Ontario, south to No. Car. and Tenn., nearly always in 

 woods. Fig. 69. 



70. Nodding Wake-robin. Trillium ccrnuum. From 10-20 

 in. tall. Leaves broadly oval, narrowed at both ends, 1-2 



