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2. Medeola. Perianth revolute, consisting of 6 petaloid, similar, 

 oblong, deciduous segments. Stamens 6, with filiform filaments. 

 Stigmas 3, long and recurved. Berry globose, 3-celled, several-seeded. 



M. VIRGINICA (Cucumber Root}. Stem erect, slender, simple, covered 

 with soft locks of wool ; leaves in 2 whorls ; lower one near the middle of 

 the stem, consisting of 5-8 obovate-lanceolate, acuminate leaves ; upper one 

 of 3 ovate, acuminate, smaller leaves ; flowers appearing in succession, yel- 

 lowish green ; styles dark red. In rich, damp woods. June-July. 



3. Tulipa. Perianth campanulate ; segments 6. Stamens 6, short, 

 subulate. Anthers 4-angled. Stigmas thick. Capsule oblong, 3- 

 angled. 



T. GESNERIANA (Tulip} Scape smooth, i-flowered ; leaves radical, 

 ovate-lanceolate ; flowers erect ; segments of the perianth obtuse, smooth. 

 A universally admired exotic bulb. May- June. 



4. L ilium. Perianth campanulate or somewhat funnel-form ; seg- 

 ments 6, distinct, each with a honey-bearing furrow near the base. 

 Stamens 6. Anthers linear. Capsule oblong, somewhat 3-angled. 

 Seeds flat. 



1. L. CANADENSE (Yellow Lily}. Leaves in several remote whorls of 

 3-6, lanceolate, 3-nerved, rough on the margins and nerves ; flowers nod- 

 ding, campanulate, few, yellow, often tinged with scarlet, spotted with 

 purple inside, on long peduncles ; sepals sessile, revolute from the middle. 

 In wet meadows, 2-3 feet high. June-July. 



2. L. PHILADELPHICUM (Red Lily). Leaves linear-lanceolate, acute ; 

 lower ones usually scattered ; upper ones verticillate in several whorls of 

 5-7 ; flowers 1-4, campanulate, erect, vermilion-red, spotted inside ; sepals 

 lanceolate, erect, tapering to a claw at base. In dry thickets and shrubby 

 pastures. 



3. L. CANDIDUM ( White Lily]. Stem erect, thick ; leaves scattered, 

 lanceolate, tapering at base ; flowers large, campanulate, snow-white, in a 

 terminal umbel, very fragrant, smooth inside. In gardens, 3-4 feet high. 

 July. 



4. L. TIGRINUM (Tiger Lily). Stem tall, bulb-bearing; leaves scattered, 

 3-veined, lanceolate ; upper ones ovate, cordate at base ; flowers large, dark 

 orange, spotted with brownish purple, in a pyramidal raceme ; segments of 

 the perianth revolute, covered with glandular projections on the inside. In 

 gardens, 5-6 feet high. July- August. 



5. Fritillaria. Perianth campanulate ; segments 6, broad at 

 base, with a honey-bearing cavity just above the claw. Stamens 6, 

 as long as the petals. 



F. IMPERIALIS (Crown-Imperial}. Stem thick, leafy below, naked 

 above ; leaves mostly linear-lanceolate, long and narrow, entire ; flowers 

 large, nodding, pedicellate, in a terminal cluster; pedicels each furnished 

 with a pair of small, narrow leaves, which, together, form a sort of terminal 



