rOl'LLAK FLOHA. 



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2. 



3- 



4. 



3- 

 4- 



Smilacina (or Fal.me Solomon's-Skal). Smilaclna. 



RaCEMED S. IVrinutely downy, 2° or 3^higli, miiiiy-leavcd ; leiiveslaiice-olilong, tapering altruptly 

 at botli ends, ciliute ; flowers many, in ronii>i>inul mcenifs. Moist giounds. .S'. nirftiiuKd, 



.Stah-KI.owkukI) S. Nearly Hinootli, i^ or 2' liigli ; l»'avt>s many, lance-oidong, sliglitly cl;is|iiiig, 

 l)ale beneatli ; raceme simple and few-Howered, Moist thickets, i^c, N. .S". xfilliita. 



TllKKE-MCAVEI) 8. .Smooth, 3' to o' high ; leaves commonly 3, oblong, tapering into a sheathinif 

 base ; flowers several, ii> a slender simple raceme. l>i>gs, N. .S'. trii'oUn. 



TwoLkavkd S. Nearly smooth, 3' to 5' high, with conim()nly 2 heart-shaped leaves, tiie lower 

 one generally petioled ; flowers iti a simple short raceme ; perianth 4-parled, refle.xed ; stamens 

 4. Moist woods, in spring. S. bijdtid. 



Onion ((Iaklic and Lkkk). A/Hmn. 



I. Oniox proper, with hollow, stem-shaped leaves, and an open, widely-spreading, star-shaped 



blossom. 

 Gauden O.nion. Scape naked, mucli longer than the leaves, hollow, swollen in the middle ; 



flowers whitish ; uml)el often bearing small bulbs (top-onions) ; the large bulb turnip-8baj)ed. 



Commonly cultivated. .1. Cepa, 



Chives O. Scape naked, about as long as the slender leaves ; all growing in tufts, from small 



bulbs; flowers purplish, crowdei. Cultivated. A. -'-■'elm nofinintun, 



§ 2. Gahlics and Lekks. Leaves flat or keeled and not hollow, except in No, 3. 

 Fl&i.D Oaumc. Leaves thread-shaped, slender, round, but channelled on the upper side, hollow ; 



bulbs small ; umi)el bearing flowers with a green-purple erectish perianth, or else only buUdets. 



Natuialised in low pastures and gardens. A, riiKole. 



Tm;E or Engli.sH G.vumc. Bulbs clustered and compound ; leaves lance-linear, nearly flat : 



umbel bearing pale purple flowers with an erectish perianth, or else liidblets. Cultivated in 



gardens ; not common. A. xdOritm, 



Gauden Leek. Bulb single; leaves linear-oblong, acute, somewhat fohied or keeled; flowers 



crowded in the umbel ; perianth erectish, violet-purple, llarely cultivated. A. Porrum. 



Wild Leek. liulbs clustered, nairow, oblong, and pointed ; leaves lance-oblong, blunt, flat, 



dying off by midsummer, wheu the naked scape appears with its loose umbel of white flowers ; 



pod 3-lobed. llich woods, N. and AV. A. trkocciini. 



Day-Lily. IfcmcrocdlUs. 

 Flowering stems tall, leafy towards the bottom, somewhat branched above : leaves long and 



linear, keeled, 2-ranked ; stamens on the top of the narrow tube of the perianth : .^eeds black 



and wingless. 

 Common Day-Lii.y. Flower dull orange-yellow; inner divisions wavy, blunt. Gardens. H.fnlva. 

 Yellow D. Flower light yellow ; inner divisions of the perianth acute. Gardens. H.jfavd. 

 * P"lowering stems naked, simple : leaves broad and flat, ovate or oblong, and often heart-shaped, 



with veins springing from the midrib, long-stalked ; stamens on the receptacle : seeds flat and 



winged {Funkiu). 



"White D. Flower white, funnel-shaped ; leaves naore or less heart-shaped. Gardens. 



H. Japan ira. 



Bh;e D. Flower blue or bluish, the upper part more bell-shaped than in No. 3 ; leaves scarcely 

 heart-shaped. Gardens. //. co'rulcu. 



