ORDER 147. TRILLIACEJS. 705 



tuberous root. Leaves 8 18" by 5 -12", petioles 2 4", about equaling tho 

 peduncle. Sepals green, much narrower than the snowy petals which are about 

 8'' by 4". Mar., Apr. 



4 T. erythrocarpum MX. SMILING- WAKE-ROBIN. Lvs. ovate, acuminate, 

 rounded at base, abruptly petioled; ped. erect; pet. lanceolate-ovate, recurved, 

 twice as long as the sepals. Can. to Ga. A beautiful flower, adorning our 

 woods in May and June. Stem 8 12' high, with a whorl of 3 broad-ovate leaves 

 at top. These are 3-veined, rounded at base, long acuminate, 3 4' long, f as 

 wide, petiole 2 3" long. Flower nearly erect. Petals wavy at the edges, white, 

 finely radiated with purple lines at base. The root is considered medicinal (T. 

 pictum Ph.) 



(3. CLEVELANDICUM. Sepals leaf-like, larger than the petals which are partly or 

 chiefly green. Brunswick, Me. (Ricard). A metamorphosis. 



5 T. graiidifdlium Salisb. Lvs. broadly rhomboid-ovate, subsessile, abruptly 

 acuminate ; ped. inclined ; fl. suberect ; petals mvch longer than the calyx, spatu- 

 late-obovate, connivent at base. Damp, rocky woods, Mid.. 8. and W. States, 

 abundant. St. 8 to 12' high. Lvs. 3 to 5' diam. Fls. larger than in any of the 

 preceding species. Petals 1 J to 2' in length, broadest near the apex, with a short, 

 abrupt acumination, white, varying to rose-colored. May. 



6 T. erectum L. BATH FLOWER. St thick: Ivs. rhomboidal, acuminate, ses- 

 sile ; ped. inclining ; fl. nodding ; petals ovate, acute, scarcely longer, but touch 

 broader than ihe sepals. A conspicuous plant in woods, of fine appearance, but 

 offensive odor. At the top of the stem, which is a foot high, is a whorl of 3 leaves 

 which are 3-veined, 3 5' long, of equal width, and a single, nodding flower, on 

 a- dearly erect peduncle. Petals broad-ovate, an inch long, twice as wide as the 

 sepals and of a dusky purple, greenish outside. May. (T. atropurpureum Curt.) 



fl. ALBA. Petals white or cream-color. More common West and South. 



7 T. pendulum Muhl. St. slender; Ivs. subsessile, roundish-rhomboidal acumi- 

 nate ; ped. long, horizontal or deflexed, flower pendulous ; petals lance-ovate, short- 

 acuminate, flat, not recurved, nearly as small as the calyx ; stig. as long as the an- 

 Ihers, revolute at end. Woods, Mid., W. and S. States. A large species, with a 

 smallish flower. St. 10 to 15' high. Lvs. 3 to 5' diam., similarly pointed at each 

 end. Ped. nearly twice the length of the flower, half the length of the leaves. 

 Petals white. Apr. Jn. (T. cernuum Ton*. N. Y. Flo.) Perhaps runs into 

 T. erectum, but is very distinct from the next. 



8 T. cernuum L. DROOPING- TRILLIUM. St. tall, slender; Ivs. thin, ovate or 

 elliptic-ovate, acuminate, petiolate ; ped. decurved beneath the leaves, as long as 

 the flower ; petals lanceolate, clianneled, undulate, recurved, longer and much wider 

 than the recurved sepals ; stam. recurved, much longer than the stigmas. Damp 

 woods, N. Eng. ? N. Y. to Ky. and the up country of Ga. St. 1 to 2f high. Lvs. 

 3 to 6' by 2 to 4', distinctly petioled. Ped. a third as long as the leaves. Petals 

 near 2' long, delicate, white or roseate. Apr. Jn. 



9 T. stylosum. St. slender ; Ivs. elliptic-ovate, pointed at both ends, short-petio- 

 late ; ped. shorter than the flower, nodding and deflexed ; petals lauce-obovate, 

 obtuse or short pointed, undulate, flat, spreading, much exceeding the oblong, 

 acute sepals; ova. produced into a style which is as long as the stigmas; stam. 

 elongated. Woods, in the up country of N. Car. (Miss Carpenter) to Ga. (Mr. 

 Jones). A small plant with a large flower. St. 8 to 10' high. Lvs. 2 to 3 by 

 20 to 30". Petals roseate, 15 to 18" long. Apr. Jn. (T. Catesbaei Ell.) 



2. MEDE'OLA, Gronov. INDIAN CUCUMBER-ROOT. (Named aftor 

 the fabulous sorceress, Medea, for its supposed medicinal virtues.) 

 Perianth deeply parted into 6 petaloid, revolute segments ; stamens 6, 

 with slender filaments ; stigmas 3, divaricate, united at base ; berry 3- 

 cellecl ; cells 3 to 6-seeded. Stem simple, arising 'from a white, tuberous 

 rhizome (which is thought to resemble the ciicumberin flavor) bearing 

 2 whorls of Ivs. and 1 to 3 terminal fls. 



M. Virgmica L. None can but admire the symmetry of its form. St erect, 1 to 

 2f high, invested with loose, cottony wool. Lower whorl near the middle of the 



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