LILY-OF-THE-VALLF.Y FAMILY. 59 



of Tennessee, but it appeared perhaps equally effective as it was bej^inniiv^ 

 to ripen its deep blue fruit. The generic name is in honour of iJe Witt 

 Clinton. 



C. borealis, yellow clintonia, bears, in its loose umbel, from three to six 

 drooping flowers which are yellow. They are quite as large again as those 

 of the white species, and it is but seldom that a small leaf occurs midway 

 on the scape. The fruit is black. Also at high altitudes the plant grows, 

 and usually in the trees' dense shade. 



HAIRY DISPORUM. 



DisporuDi hDiugiiibsuui. 



Flmvers : solitary or a few growing together on pubescent pedicels. Perianth : 

 bell-shaped, with six linear-lanceolate pointed segments. Slitfuetis : shorter thaw 

 the perianth; anthers facing outward. Berries: oval ; bright scarlet; smooth. 

 Zf^/r'^j- .- alternate; sessile; lanceolate-ovate, long pointed at the apex; thin; light 

 green, and when young pubescent, especially along the well defined nerves. Stem : 

 one to two and a half feet high; much branched, slightly pubescent, becoming 

 smooth at maturity. 



So leafy is often the stem of this pretty plant that it is sometimes a sur- 

 prise to find its bell-like flowers. In rocky woods, it grows and through 

 the Appalachian system, often at an elevation of five thousand feet, is a 

 noticeable feature of the vegetation. 



D. macuhifntn, spotted disporum, bears flowers similar to those of the 

 hairy disporum, but they have their perianth segments covered with fine, pur- 

 plish dots. Their stamens are exserted and the anthers quite conspicuous. 

 It is abundant near Hot Springs, North Carolina. 



TWISTED STALK, SESSILE=LEAVED TWISTED STALK. 



Sti't'piopus rbscus. 



FAMILY COLOUR ODOUR RANGE TIME OF BLOOM 



Lily-of-the-Valley. Rose-purple. Scentless. Georgia nortk-.vard and May-August. 



luestivard. 



Fhnvers: small; nodding from thread-like, axillary and twisted peduncles- 

 Perianth: bell-sha])ed, with six lanceolate, spreading, recurved segments. Sta- 

 7Hens : six; included. Pistil : one; stigma three-cleft. Fruit : a globose, red berrv- 

 Leaves: alternate; ovate-lanceolate; long pointed at the apex, rounded and 

 clasping at the base; ciliate on the margin; thin. Stem : one to three feet high, 



