RED OR REDDISH PURPLE 19 



Less abruptly bent flower stalks. 

 Earlier period of blooming. 

 Georgia, Michigan, and Oregon are its south- 

 ern limits. 



SESSILE-FLOWERED WAKE-ROBIN 

 Trillium sessile Lily-of-the-Valley Family 



Fruit. — The red, stemless berry is globular 

 and about half an. inch long. It is six-angled, 

 three-celled, and many-seeded. 



Leaves. — The three whorled leaves are like- 

 wise sessile. They are ovate, with acute tips, and 

 are often spotted with lighter and darker green. 



Flo'wers. — The sessile flowers are a dull red, 

 occasionally greenish. They have narrow sepals 

 and petals, and an agreeable odor. April, May. 



This plant of moist woods grows in Pennsyl- 

 vania and southward to Florida. Minnesota 

 and Arkansas are its western limits. 



EARLY WAKE-ROBIN 

 Trillium nivale Lily-of-the-Valley Family 



Fruit. — The round, flattened berry is small, 

 about a third of an inch in diameter. It is red 



