LILY FAMILY. LWaceas. 



A handsome, large - flowered species 



in^g^rillium'^" flowering later, and cultivated by the 



Trillium grandi- florists. The waxy-white petals l|-2 inches 



floruin long, larger than the sepals, curve grace- 



^*"*^ fully backward, and, as they grow older, 



^ " turn pink. 10-18 inches high. The red 



berry fully 1 inch long. Rich woods. Vt. to N. C, west 



to Minn, and Mo. 



Leaves almost stemless and broadly 



Trillium four-sided ovate. Flower with wdiite or 



Trillium pinkish wavy petals f inch long, and with 



cernuum a short Stem recurved so that the blossom 



^'*'*^ is often hidden beneath the leaves. 8-14 



inches high. Moist woods. New Eng. to 



Minn., south to Ga. and Mo. 



A very small species with ovate leaves, 

 Dwarf White , ^ ■ i i i a i i / 



Trillium ^~^ mches long, and flowers whose white 



Trillium nivale petals, less than 1 inch long, are scarcely 



White w^avy. Berry red, about I inch in diame- 



March-May ^^^.^ flattened and spherical, with three 



rounded divisions. A dwarf plant 2-5 inclies high. Rich 



woods. Pa. and Ky. to Minn, and Iowa. 



One of the most beautiful of the genus, 



Trillium ^^^ very common in the rich woodlands 



Trillium un- of the north. Leaves ovate and tapering 



duiatum to a sharp point. Green sepals quite nar- 



^**'*^' row, and the gracefully recurved, wavy- 



crimson=striped -,-,,. , , i i -Ti 



May-June edged white petals strongly markea with 



a crimson V deep or pale, as the case may 

 be; it is i\ever jjurjjle. The dark scarlet ovate berry f 

 inch long, ripe in September, and falling at a touch. 

 8-16 inches high. Cold damp woods and beside wood- 

 land brooks. New Fng. to Ga. , west to Minn, and Mo. 



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