LILY FAMILY. Liliaceae. 



There are a good many kinds of Vagnera, natives of 

 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 



f al f S ! ? n ' s really individual names. "False" is 



Seal. Wild . 



Spikenard especially unattractive and Solomon s 



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

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

 " n y 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 tw() f t hi h springing from a s l en der 

 Solomon's Seal 

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



sessilifdlia without leaf-stalks and clasping at base, 



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



leaves and are handsome and conspicuous, 



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 

 are reddish-purple or nearly black. This charming plan t 

 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. 



