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in. long, stalkless. Flowers on recurved stalks, whitish or 

 pink, scarcely i]^ in. wide. Berry ovoid, reddish purple, 

 hanging. May. In woods. Newfoundland to Georgia, and 

 westward. 



71. Painted Wake-robin. Trillium undulatiim. Sometimes 

 as much as 2 ft. high. Leaves oval, 3-7 in. long, about half as 

 wide, long pointed at the tip, broad at the base and stalked. 

 Flowers stalked, white, and purple-striped, about 2 in. wide. 

 Berry 3-angled, shining scarlet. May. Nova Scotia to Georgia, 

 and westward, mostly in moist woods. Fig. 71. 



72. Leaves not all terminal. (Nos. 73-98.) 



Leaves all borne on the stem, (see Figs 81-90) no. 80 



Leaves nearly basal; plants practically stemless (see Figs. 74, 

 76, 78) 



Flowers solitary Dog's-tooth Violet no. 73 



Flowers not solitary 



Flowers racemose, the petals not 



separate Lily-of -the- Valley no. y6 



Flowers not racemose, the petals distinct . . Clintonia no. yj 



73. DOG'S-TOOTH VIOLET. ERYTHRONIUM. 



Nearly stemless herbs with showy nodding flowers, but 

 these often lacking for many years, and found only on plants 

 at least three years old. Leaves basal. Flowers solitary, the 

 l)etals separate, fruit a dry pod, oval or nearly so. (Liliaccac.) 

 i'lower yellow. 



74. Dog's-tooth Violet, or Adder's-tonc.ue. Erythronium 

 aincricanum. Leaves oblong, pointed at both ends, 3-8 in. 

 long, about ^ as wide, often brown mottled. Flower on a 

 stalk as long as the leaves, the petals recurved, y^-iYi in. 

 long. Pod 3/2-^ in, long. April. Moist woods and thickets. 

 Nova Scotia to Florida, and westward. Common. Fig. 74. 

 Flower white. 



75. White Dog's-tooth Violet, or Adder's-tongue. Ery- 

 thronium alhidum. Similar to the preceding in general aspect, 



