PURPLE TRILLIUM. 



DEATH-P^LOWER — BIimi-ROi )T. 



Trillium erectum. 



"Brinp: flowors, bring flowers o'er tlie bier to shed 

 A crown for tlie l»row of tlie carlv dead. 

 Thougli they smile in vain for what once was ours. 

 They are love's last gift, bring flowers, bring flowers.' 



Hemaxs. 



RAY and other botanical writers call this striking flower 

 (7'. erectum) the "Purple Trillium;'^ it should rather 

 be called Red. its hue being decidedly more red than 

 purple, and in the New England States it is called bv 

 the country folks. -'The Red Death-Flower,'' in contrast to the 

 larger White Trillium, or "White Death-Flower.'' For further 

 remarks on this singular name we refer the reader to the description 

 of that flower where all the native varieties of the genus are dwelt 

 upon, including the one now before us. which forms the central 

 flower in the present group, and shall merely add that like the rest 

 of this remarkable family, T. erectum is widely spread over the whole 

 of Canada. It appears in the middle of May and continues bloom- 

 ing till June, preferring the soil of rich shady woods. 



