122 YELLOW AND ORANGE 



1. OAKESIA: Oakesia sessilifolia. 

 Lily Family. May — June. 



A plant 6—12 inches tall, found in rich woods. 

 New England to Florida, west to Minnesota, 

 Nebraska and Arkansas. 

 Flowers — Pale yellow, 6 divisions, long and slen- 

 der. Seed capsule 3-sided, resembling 

 a beechnut. 

 Leaves — Partly clasping, whitish beneath. 



2. LARGE-FLOWERED BELLWORT: 



Uvularia grandifldra. 

 Lily Family. Apr. — June. 



Found in rich woods. Western New England 

 to Minnesota and Kansas, south to Georgia. 

 Flowers — Larger and more irregular than those 

 of the preceding, pale or greenish yel- 

 low, inner surface smooth. 

 Leaves — Leaves appear as if perforated by the 

 plant stem. 



3. BELLWORT: U. perfoliate 

 Resembles the preceding but may be distin- 

 guished by the rough inner surface of the 

 flower. Found from Massachusetts to Ontario, 

 Dakota, and southwest. 



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