Order 148.— LILYWORTS. 297 



2. LIL'lUM. LUy. 

 Perianth bell-shaped, segments mostly recurved, each with a groove 

 running lengthwise within from the middle to the base. Stamens shorter 

 than the style. Valves of the pod connected by latticed hairs. — Herbs 

 with bulbous and leafy stems. Leaves whorled or scattered, ses^e. 

 Flowers terminal. June^ July. (See Figs. 107, 150.) 

 S Plants bearing biilblets in the axils. Flowers orange. Gardens. . . .6, 7 



§ Plants not bulbiferous in the axils of the leaves a 



a Flowers erect, orange-red. Sepals raised on elaws 4, 5 



a Flowers nodding, white. Sepals sessile. Gardens 6,7 



a ]*'lowers nodding, yellow or orange. Sepals sessile. Wild plants. . . .1 

 1 Sepals orange-red, strongly revolute, almost into rings. . . .2, 3 

 1 L. Canaden''se. Common Meadoio Lily. Sepals yellow, merely recurved, spread- 

 ing above middle, c. 



2 L. super-'bum. Suferl) L. TurTc's-ca'p. Flowers 8-SO, very showy. Leaves 



lanceolate, lower whorled. c. M. W. S. 



3 L. Caroliiua'num. Carolina L. Flower generally but 1. Leaves wedge-lance- 



olate, partly whorled. S. 



4 L. PhiladeKphicum. Fhiladelphia L. Upper leaves in whorls. Flowers 1-8, pur- 



ple-spotted, c. 



5 L. Catesb2B''i. Cateshi/s L. Lvs. all scattered. Fl. 1, red and yellow-spotted. S. 



6 L. bulbif^erum. Orange L. Flowers erect, rough within, bell-shaped. Leaves 



3-veined, scattered, t 



7 L. tigri'num. Tiger L. Flowers nodding. Sepals strongly revolute. Leaves 



3-veined, scattered, t 



8 L. can-'didum. White Lily. Flowers in a raceme, smooth, large. Lvs. scattered, t 



9 L. Japon^icum. Japan Lily. Flower 1 only, very large. Sepals rellexed at end. t 



3. AL'LIUM. Garlic, Onion, &c. 

 Flowers in a dense umbel with a 2-leaved spathe. Perianth deeply 6- 

 parted, colored, usually spreading, persistent. Stamens 6. Ovary angu- 

 lar. Style thread-like. Pod 3-lobed, containing 1 or 2 black seeds in each 

 cell.— Strong-scented, bulbous, stemless herbs, the leaves radical and the 

 umbel on a scape, sometimes bearing bulblets instead of flowers. May^ 

 July. 



% Leaves flat, lanceolate, but perishing before flowering 1 



§ Leaves flat, lanceolate or linear, present with the flowers. . . .a 



§ Leaves terete and hollow, or tubular c 



a Filaments simple. Ovary with a 6-leaved crown. Leaves linear. . . .b 

 a Filaments 3-forked. Leaves lance-linear. Gardens.... 



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