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Pod about Yi in. long. March-April. In meadows, Penn. to 



Va., and southward. Fig. iii. 



112. Flowers more than i^ in. long, never white. 



Flowers bright yellow Daffodil no. 1 13 



Flowers not yellow 



Petals separate, orange and purple 

 spotted Blackberry lily no. 1 14 



Petals united into a tube below, orange Day lily no. 115 



113. DAFFODIL. NARCISSUS. 



Bulbous herbs with thick basal leaves. Flowers solitary, 

 or in a scanty cluster, the center a funnel-shaped erect crown 

 (see fig. 113) ; fruit a pod. (Amaryllidaccae.) 

 Daffodil. Narcissus Pseudo-Narcissus. Flower stalk about 

 I ft. tall, 2-edged. Leaves about as long, narrowly linear. 

 Flower bright yellow, 2-3 in. long. Early spring. Much 

 cultivated, and sometimes escaping. Penn. and N. J. Native 

 of Europe. Fig. 113. 



114. BLACKBERRY LILY. GEMMINGIA. 



Perennial herb, without bulbs. Leaves nearly erect, many 

 veined, folded, and sheathing at the base. Petals distinct and 

 separate. Fruit a pod, broad above, and narrowed at the 

 base, easily splitting and exposing the seeds which are fleshy 

 and black. (Iridaceac.) 



Blackberry Lily. Gemmingia chincnsis. (Belamcanda 

 chinensis.) From i^ to 3 ft. tall. Leaves 8-12 in. long and 

 I in. wide. Flowers few or many, i>^-2 in. wide, the petals 

 orange, mottled with crimson or purple, very showy. Pod 

 about I in. long. June. Conn, to Ga., west to Ind. and Kan., 

 as an escape from gardens. Native of Asia, and often culti- 

 vated. Fig. 114. 



115. DAY-LILY. HEMEROCALLIS. 



Fibrous-rooted tall herb with basal, linear leaves. Flowers 

 large, clustered at the end of a leafless flower-stalk, opening 



