OBPER 148. LILYWORT8. 



2. LIL'IUM. Lily. 



Perianth bell-shaped, segments mostly recurved, each with a grcxne 

 running lengthwise within from the middle to the base. Stamens shorter 

 than the style. Valves of the pod connected by latticed hairs. Herb? 

 with bulbous and leafy stems. Leaves whorled or scattered, sessile 

 Flowers terminal. June, July. (See Figs. 107, 150.) 



Plants bearing bulblets in the axils. Flowers orange. Gardens 6,7 



S Plants not bnlbiterous in the axils of the leaves a 



a Flowers eruct, orange- red. Sepals raised on claws ... .4, 5 

 a Flowers nodding, white. Sepals sessile. Gardens ... .8. 9 

 a Flowers nodding, yellow or orange. Sepals sessile. Wild plants. . ..1 



1 Sepals orange-red, strongly revolute, almost into rings 2, S 



1 L. Canaden'se. Common Meadow Lily. Sepals yellow, merely recurved, spread- 

 ing above middle, c. 



2 L. super'bvun. Superb L. TurVs-cap. Flowers 3-30, very showy. Leaves 



lanceolate, lower whorled. c. M. W. S. 



3 L. Carolinia'nnm. Carolina L. Flower generally but 1. Leaves wedge-lance- 



olate, partly whorled. S. 



4 L. Philadel'phicum. Philadelphia L. . Upper leaves in whorlo. Flowers 1-8, pur- 



ple-spotted, c. 



5 L. Catesbas'i. Cattsby's L. Lvs. all scattered. Fl. 1, red and yellow-spotted. S. 



6 L. bulbii" erum. Orange L, Flowers erect, rough within, bell-shaped. Leaves 



3-veined, scattered, t 



7 L. tigri'nnm. Tiger L. Flowers nodding. Sepals strongly revolute. Leaves 



3-veined, scattered, t , 



6 L. can'didnm. White Lily. Flowers in a raceme, smooth, large. Lvs. scattered, t 

 9 L. Japon'icum. Japan, Lily. Flower 1 only, very large. Sepals rettexed at end. t 



3. AL'LIUM. Garlic, Onion, &c. 



Flowers in a dense umbel with a 2-leaved spathe. Perianth deeply 6- 

 parted, colored, usually spreading, persistent. Stamens 6. Ovary angu- 

 lar. Style thread-like. Pod 3-lobed, containing 1 or 2 black seeds in each 

 cell. Strong-scented, bulbous, stemless herbs, the leaves radical and the 

 umbel on a scape, sometimes bearing bulblets instead of flowers. May- 

 July. 



Leaves flat, lanceolate, but perishing before flowering 1 



Leaves flat, lanceolate or linear, present with the flowers a 



Leaves terete and hollow, or tubular c 



a Filaments simple. Ovary with a fi-leaved crown. Leaves linear ...b 

 a Filaments 3-forked. Leaves lance-linear. Gardens 



