LILY FAMILY. Lillaccac. 



There are a good many kinds of Vagnera, natives oi 

 America and Asia, with a single stem, scaly below and 

 leafy above; the leaves alternate, with short leaf- stalks or 

 none; the flowers small, the divisions equal and spreading, 

 white or greenish, in a cluster; the berry round, usually 

 with one or two seeds. 



It is a pity that all flowers cannot have 



Sell* ^Ud 10 * 1 * really . individual nam es. "False" is 

 Spikenard especially unattractive and "Solomon's 



V&znera amplexi- Seal" is confusing, as the flowers are not 

 caulis (Smila- alike, but this is the old name used all over 

 c a ) the world, so it will have to stand, though 



Spring unworthy of this pleasing plant. It is 



West from one to three feet high, with large, 



light-green leaves, usually slightly downy 

 on the under side. The flower-cluster is sweet-scented and 

 composed of numerous, very small, cream- white flowers, 

 the conspicuous parts of which are the stamens, white and 

 larger than the petals, giving a feathery appearance to the 

 whole cluster. The fruit is a light-red berry, very finely 

 sprinkled with dark-red dots. This fine tall plant is very 

 decorative and is common in rich moist woods. The name 

 was given in honor of Wagner. 



A gracefully bending plant, from one to 

 Star-flowered twQ feet h h spr i ng { ng f rom a s l e nder 

 Solomon's Seal ' ' 



Vdgncra root-stock. The bright light-green leaves, 



sessilifolia without leaf-stalks and clasping at base, 



(Smilacina) have a slight "bloom" like some lily 



leaves and are handsome and conspicuous, 

 West but not at all coarse, and are usually very 



smooth, but sometimes minutely downy. 

 The small, delicate, cream-white flowers, on a very slender, | 

 angled flower-stalk, grow in a loose cluster and the berries I 

 arc reddish-purple or nearly black. This charming plant \ 

 sometimes forms large patches in moist, rich soil in shady" 

 places and its pretty foliage is often very noticeable beside 

 the railroad tracks in Utah. 



