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with the same number of stamens and three 

 styles ; the flowers grow in close heads at the 

 top of the stems. 



Anthers, i -celled. 



Leaves broad, petioles sheathing. Veratrum. 



Leaves grass-like. 



Flowers erect with a gland at the base of each 

 petal. Zygadenus. 



Flowers nodding, petals without glands. 



Stenanthella. 

 Anthers, 2 -celled. Tofieldia. 



Stem 2-8 feet high, very leafy, 

 Veratrum 

 viride Ait s ftly hairy especially above. 



American Leaves dark green above, paler 

 White and hairy beneath, prominently 



Hellebore. veiny and s h ea thing at the base, 

 oval or elliptic, acute, 6-12 inches long, 

 3-6 inches broad, the upper becoming suc- 

 cessively narrower. Flowers yellowish-green, 

 numerous in a spreading head often 2 feet 

 long, with drooping branches; perianth seg- 

 ments oblong or oblanceolate, acute, J J 

 an inch long, twice as long as the stamens. 

 In swamps and on moist slopes and stream 



