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109. Meadow Garlic. Allium canadense. Bulb prominently 

 fibrous-coated. Stem 10-20 in. high. Leaves nearly flat, 

 scarcely %2 i"- wide. Flowers in an erect umbel, pink or 

 white, often replaced by long-tailed bulblets. June. New 

 Brunswick to Florida, and westward, mostly in thickets or 

 meadows. 



no. Wild Onion. Allium cernuum. Leaves grooved or flat- 

 tish, not over % in. wide. Flowers pink or white, the umbel 

 nodding at flowering time. Summer. New York to West 

 Virginia, and westward. Mostly in woods. A related species, 

 Allium stcllatum, the Prairie Wild Onion, differs in having 

 an erect flower cluster and is found on rocky banks from 

 Illinois to Missouri, and westward. It has rose-colored 

 flowers. 



III. STAGGER-GRASS. ATAMOSCO, 



Bulbous fleshy herb with narrow basal leaves and erect soli- 

 tary flower. Petals separate abovt, united below into a funnel- 

 shaped tube. Fruit a 3-lobed pod, the seeds blackish. 

 (Amaryllidaccae. ) 



Stagger-grass or Atamosco Lily. Atamosco Atamasco. 

 {Zcphyranthcs Atmnasco.) Leaves fleshy 7-14 in. long, not 

 over 34 in. wide. Flower stalk erect, thick, over-topping 

 the leaves. Flower 2-3 in. long, white, often purplish-tinged. 



