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CONVALLARIACE.E Link. Lily-of-the-Valley Family. 

 ASPARAGUS L. 



*672. A. officinalis L*. Garden Asparagus. Sparingly escaped from gardens in older 

 parts of the State. 



CLINTONIA Raf. 



673. C. borealis (Ait.) Raf. Yellow Clintonia. Follows the Lake Michigan shore 

 down as far as S. Haven; on the eastern side of the State reaches to Macomb Co., 

 Dr. D. Cooley; and in the center of the State is found in Ionia Co.; Alma, C. A. Davis. 

 Very common north of latitude 43. 



VAGNERA Adans. SMILACINA Desf. 



*674. V. racemosa (L.) Morong. Wild Spikenard. Smilacina racemosa Desf. Moist 

 grounds. Common. Th. 



*675. V. stellata (L.) Morong. Star-flowered Solomon's Seal. Smilacina stellata 

 Desf. Moist banks. Common. Th. 



*676. V. trifolia (L.) Morong. Three-leaved Solomon's Seal. Smilacina trifolia 

 Desf. Sphagnous swamps. Frequent. Th. 



UNIFOLIUM Adans. MAIANTHEMUM Wigg. 



*677. U. Canadense (Desf.) Greene. False Lily-of-the-valley. MaiantTiemum 

 Canadense Desf. Woods, everywhere. 



STREPTOPUS Michx. 



678. S. amplexifolius (L.) DC. Twisted Stalk. Fort Gratiot, Winch. Cat.; Houghton 

 Lake to Lake Superior, where it is rare, Whitney Cat. 



679. S. roseus Michx. Sessile-leaved Twisted-stalk. Cedar swamps. Mt. Pleasant, 

 Alma, Chas. A. Davis; Cheboygan Co., B. & K. ; Bay Co., G. M. Bradford; Drummond's 

 Is., and Sugar Is., Winch. Cat.; to L. Superior where it is very common, Whitney Cat. 



SALOMONIA Heist. POLYGONATUM Adans. y 



*680. S. biflora (Walt.) Britt. Smaller Solomon's Seal. P. Uflorum Ell. Ann 

 Arbor, Winch. Cat.; Ionia Co., and northward. Open woods. .Common. Th. 



*681. S. commutata (R. & S.) Britt. Smooth Solomon's Seal. Th. P. gigantewm 

 Dietrich. Great S. S. River banks. Stems often very tall and channeled on one side. 

 Intermediate forms between this and the preceding occur. Ann Arbor, C. A. Davis. 



MEDEOLA L. 



*682. M. Virginiana L. Indian Cucumber-root. L. P. Abundant at Gaylord, where 

 it probably reaches its N. limits, G. L. Stewart; Alma and Wayne, C. A. Davis; S. W., 

 H. S. Pepoon. 



TRILLIUM L. Wake Robin. Birthroot. 



*683. T. cernuum L. Nodding Wake-robin. S. Mich., Winch. Cat.; Macomb Co.; 

 Flint; Grand Rapids, Coleman Cat.; northward to Keweenaw, 0. A. Farwell; Alma and 

 Ann Arbor, C. A. Davis. Infrequent. 



*684. T. erectum L. Ill-scented Wake-robin. Ann Arbor, Winch. Cat.; Constantine; 

 Port Huron, Dodge. The white" form with declinate pedicels is most common through- 

 out, and the only form in the northern part of the State. Th. 



*685. T. grandiflorum (Michx.) Salisb. Large-flowered Wake-robin. Rich woods. 

 Exceedingly variable and apt to sport. Common. Th. 



686. T. nivale Riddell. Dwarf White Trillium. Low woods. One of our earliest 

 spring flowers. Hubbardston; Ionia; Grand Rapids, Coleman Cat., Niles, I. N. Mitchell. 

 Rare. C. & S. 



687. T. recurvatum Beck. Prairie Wake-robin. Niles, I. N. Mitchell. S. W. 



