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 240 COMMON CANADIAN WILD PLANTS. 



1. i in i; 1 1 1 M. L. WAKE-ROBIN. 



1. T. gran diflo' rum, Salisb. (LARGE WHITE TRILLIUM.) 

 Leaves sessile, longer than broad. Peduncle erect. Petals 

 white (rose-coloured when old), obovate. Rich woods. 



2. T. ereetum, L. (T. erectum, L., var. atropurpureum, 

 Hook, in Macoun's Catalogue.) (PURPLE TRILLIUM.) Leaves 

 sessile, about as broad as long. Peduncles erect. Petals dull 

 purple, ovate. Rich woods. Var. album, with greenish- 

 white petals, is found along with the purple form. It does 

 not appear to be clearly distinguished from No. 1. 



3. T. eer'nuum, L. Leaves sessile or nearly so, broadly 

 rhomboid, abruptly pointed. Peduncle recurved under the 

 leaves. Petals white, oblong-ovate, acute. Chiefly east- 

 ward. 



4. T. erythroear'pum, Michx. (PAINTED TRILLIUM.) 

 Leaves distinctly petioled, rounded at the base. Petals pointed, 

 white, with purple stripes inside at the base. Not uncom- 

 mon northward in damp woods and low grounds. 



2. MEDE'OLA, Gronov. INDIAN CUCUMBER-BOOT. 

 M. Virgin'iea, L. Stem 1-3 feet high. Rich woods. 



3. ZYGADE'NITS, Michx. ZYGADENE. 



Z. glaueus, Nutt. (Z. elegans, Pursh.) Not uncommon 

 in bogs and beaver-meadows northward. Leaves flat and 



pale. 



4. TOFIELD'IA, Hudson. FALSE ASPHODEL. 



T. glutino'sa, Willd. Stem and pedicels very sticky 

 with dark glands. Leaves short. Lake Huron coast. 



5. UVULA'RIA, L. BELLWORT. 



1. U. grandiflo'ra, Smith. .Leaves clasping-perfoliate. 

 Rootstock short. Rich woods. 



2. U. sessilifo'lia, L. Leaves sessile or partly clasping, 

 lance-oblong. Rootstock creeping. Chiefly eastward. 



6. CLMTO'XIA, Raf. CLINTONIA. 



C. borea'lis, Raf. Umbel 2-7-flowered. Leaves 5-8 

 inches long. Perianth pubescent outside. Damp woods, 

 often under evergreens. 



