LILY FAMILY. LiHacetB. 



A tiny woodland plant resembling Smila* 

 Mayflower cina trifolia, with small white flowers 

 Maianthemum which differ from those of the genus Sm^'- 

 Canadense lacina in having only four sepals and as 

 Whlte many stamens. It has two to three light 



green, shiny leaves which are ovate-lance- 

 shaped or broader, with a somewhat heart-shaped base. 

 The berries are yellow- white, spotted with madder brown, 

 until early fall when they turn a dull translucent ruby- 

 red. 



A familiar plant in the woods of the White Mts: ; gen- 

 erally in moist places. 3-6 inches high. The name is 

 from Mains, May, and avQejuov, flower. Me., west to 

 Minn, and Iowa, south to N. Car. 



-This is the only one true species, familiar 

 V aH e in cultivation. It has two oblong leaves, 



Convallaria shiny and smooth, and a slender stalk 

 majalis bearing a one-sided row of tiny white 



White flowers, extremely sweet-scented and 



dainty. Flower-cup bell-shaped, with six 

 lobes recurved, and six stamens. It is ap- 

 parently cross-fertilized by bees who collect the pollen, 

 as there is little or no honey at the base of the bell ; in 

 the absence of insects it is self-fertilized (Hildebrand). 

 Berry red. The name is from the Latin convallis, valley, 

 and the Greek for lily. Identical with the European 

 flower of the gardens, it also grows on the higher 

 Alleghanies, from Va. to S. Car. 



