LILY FAMILY. Liliaceas. 



A tiny woodland plant resembling Smila- 



»f"^*i" cina trifolia, with small white flowers 



Mayflower ^ ' 



Maianthemum which differ from those of the genus bm^- 

 Canadense laciiia in having only four sepals and as 



White many stamens. It has two to three light 



May- une green, shiny leaves which are ovate-lance- 



shaped or broader, with a somewhat heart-shaped base. 

 The berries are yellow- white, spotted with madder brown, 

 until early fall when they turn a dull translucent ruby- 

 red. 



A familiar plant in the woods of the White Mts. ; gen- 

 erally in moist places. 3-6 inches high. The name is 

 from Mains, May, and dyOejuov, flower. Me., west to 

 Minn, and Iowa, south to N. Car. 



This is the only one true species, familiar 

 VaUe* ^ "^ cultivation. It has two oblong leaves, 

 Convallaria shiny and smooth, and a slender stalk 

 majalis bearing a one-sided row of tiny white 



^**'*^ flowers, extremely sweet-scented and 



ay-ear y dainty, Flower-cup bell-shaped, with six 

 lobes recurved, and six stamens. It is ap- 

 parently cross-fertilized by bees who collect the pollen, 

 as there is little or no honey at the base of the bell ; in 

 the absence of insects it is self-fertilized (Hildebrand). 

 Berry red. The name is from the Latin convallis, valley, , 

 and the Greek for lily. Identical with the European 

 flower of the gardens, it also grows on the higher 

 Alleghanies, from Va. to 8. Car. 



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