296 SMILACE^. Trillium. 



leno-lh of the linear-subulate filaments : connective scarcely produced beyond the apex. 

 Styles distinct to the base, stigmatose the whole length on the inside. Berry ovoid, obscurely 

 3-sided, nearly three-fourths of an inch in diameter, and dark purple when mature. Seeds 

 oblong-ovoid, striate, purple ; the raphe thick and fleshy. 



Moist shady woods. Near Troy {Dr. Aikin). Fl. May. Fr. August. 



3. Trillium erectum, Linn. False Walcerohin. 

 Leaves broadly rhomboid, acuminate, sessile; peduncle inclined, the flower a little nodding ; 



petals ovale, acute or acuminate, flat, spreading, usually a little longer than the ovate lan- 

 ceolate sepals. — Linn. sp. 1. p. 340 ; Pursh, fl. \. p. 245 ; EU. sk. 1. p. 427 ; Torr. fl. 

 I. p. 376 j Beck, hot. p. 361 ; Hook. fl. Bor.-Am. 2. p. 180. 



var. 1, atropurpureum : petals dark purple. Pursh, I. c. T. atropurpureum, Bat. mag. 

 t. 470. T. rhomboideura, t;ar. atropurpureum, Michx. fl. 1. p. 215. T. foetidum, Salisb. 

 parid. Lond. t. 35. 



var. 2, album : petals white. Pursh, I. c. ; Ell. sk. I. c. ; Torr. fl. I. c. ; Beck, I. c. ; 

 Hook. I. c. T. rhomboideum, var. album, Michx. I. c. 



var. 3, flavum : petals white. 



Stem 10 - 15 inches iiigh, rather stout. Leaves mostly broader than long, variable in size, 

 with a short abrupt acumination. Peduncle 1-3 inches long, inclined more or less to one 

 side. Flower 1 - 2i inches in diameter, of an unpleasant odor. Stamens and styles as in 

 the preceding species. Ripe fruit not seen. 



Shady moist woods : var. 1, frequent in most parts of the State : var. 2, western counties, 

 particularly along the Mohawk, where it is more common than the preceding form : var. 3, 

 Hamilton, Madison county, and Norwich, Chenango county : frequent {Dr. Dcvglas). Fl. 

 May. 



4. Trillium grandiflorum, Salisb. Large-Lowered Trillium. 



Leaves broadly rhomboid-ovate, sessile ; peduncle inclined ; flower somewhat erect ; petals 

 obovate, much longer than the ovate-lanceolate sepals. — Salisb. parad. Lond. t. 1 ; Pursh, 

 fl. \.p. 246 ; Ell. sk. 1. p. 427 ; Nult. gen. 1. p. 239 ; Torr. fl. 1. p. 377 ; Hook.fl. Bor.- 

 Am. 2. p. 180. T. rhomboideum, var. grandiflorum, Miclix.fl. 1. p. 216. T. erythrocarpum, 

 Bot. mag. t. 835 (not of Michx.). 



Stem 10 - 15 inches high. Leaves 2-4 inches long, acuminate, roundish-rhomboid. 

 Peduncle 1^-3 inches long. Sepals usually about two-thirds the length of the corolla. 

 Petals while, often nearly two inches in length, with a short blunt point, or obtuse. Stamens 

 one-third the length of the corolla ; the anthers obtuse : connective not produced at the 

 summit. Styles distinct to the base. 



Woods : western and southwestern counties : rare. Fl. May. 



