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3. T. grandiflorum (Michx.) Salisb. Scape 2-5 dm. tall: bracts 6-14 cm. long; 

 blades oval or rhombic-oval, acuminate : pedicel 5-8 cm. long, erect or nearly so : 

 sepals lanceolate, 2.5-5 cm. long, acute: petals oblanceolate or obovate-lanceo- 

 late, white or pink, or later rose, crisped: berry erect, 2-2.5 cm. thick. S. 

 Abundant, in rich woods near Haines. Schists. 



FAMILY 8. SMILACACEAE. SMILAX FAMILY. 



Perennial armed or unarmed vines. Leaves alternate: blades several- 

 ribbed and netted-veined, commonly persistent: petiole usually bearing a 

 pair of appendages. Flowers dioecious, in axillary peduncled umbels. 

 Perianth regular, usually green, that of the staminate flowers larger than 

 that of the pistillate. 



Stems herbaceous, annual, unarmed : ovules 2 in each ovary-cavity. 1. NEMEXIA. 

 Stems woody, perennial, prickly : ovule solitary in each ovary-cavity. 2. SMILAX. 



1. NEMEXIA Raf. Leaf-blades membranous. Flowers carrion-scented. 

 Spr. CARRION-FLOWER. 



Leaf-blades glabrous beneath : sepals of the staminate flowers oblong or linear. 



1. N. herbacea. 

 Leaf-blades pubescent beneath : sepals of the staminate flowers 



ovate or obovate. 2. N. pulverulenta. 



1. N. herbacea (L.) Small. Stems elongate: leaf -blades ovate, triangular- 

 lanceolate or lanceolate, 4-8 1 cm. long, short-acuminate, 7-9-nerved, rounded or 

 truncate at the base : mature pistillate peduncles long and slender, mostly longer 

 than the leaves: pedicels slender: staminate perianth 7-8' mm. wide: sepals 

 oblong or linear, acutish : petals linear or nearly so : berries 6-8 mm. in diameter. 

 Common, in thickets. 



2. N. pulverulenta (Michx.) Small. Stems elongate, stout: leaf -blades ovate 

 to elliptic-ovate, 8-15 cm. long, short-acuminate, usually 9-nerved, cordate at 

 the base: mature pistillate peduncles relatively short and stout, shorter than the 

 leaves: pedicels stout: staminate perianth 9-11 mm. wide: sepals ovate or 

 obovate: berries 8-10 mm. in diameter. S. Bather rare, in thickets. 



2. SMILAX [Tourn.] L. Leaf -blades leathery. Flowers not carrion- 

 scented, often fragrant. Spr. GREEN-BRIER. CAT-BRIER, HORSE-BRIER. 



Peduncles of the pistillate plants much longer than the subtending petioles : sepals 



and petals of the pistillate flowers mostly over 3 mm. long. 

 Leaf-blades glaucous beneath : fruit-bearing pedicels slightly shorter than the 



peduncles : berries glaucous. 1. 8. glauca. 



Leaf-blades green on both sides : fruit-bearing pedicels much 



shorter than the peduncles : berries not glaucous. 2. 8. Jiispida. 



Peduncles of the pistillate plants shorter than the petioles or 

 barely surpassing them : sepals and petals of the pistillate 

 flowers mostly less than 3 mm. long. 3. 8. rotundifolia. 



1. S. glauca Walt. Leaf -blades broadly ovate, 3-9 cm. long, thiekish, rounded 

 or cordate at the base: pedicels 612 mm. long: sepals and petals of the stami- 

 nate flowers 5-6 mm. long: anthers as long as the filaments or longer: berries 

 6-8 mm. in diameter, glaucous. Common, in thickets. 



2. S. hispida Muhl. Leaf -blades broadly ovate to elliptic-ovate, 5-15 cm. long, 

 thinnish, rough-edged, obtuse or subcordate at the base, or sometimes cuneately 

 narrowed to the petiole: pedicels 4-8 mm. long: sepals and petals greenish- 

 yellow, those of the staminate flowers 4-5 mm. long: berries about 6 mm. in 

 diameter, bluish-black. M. Eather rare, in thickets along creeks. Lime- 

 stones. 



3. S. rotundifolia L. Leaf-blades broadly ovate to orbicular-ovate, 3-8 cm. 

 long, or those of vigorous shoots suborbicular and much larger, abruptly pointed, 



