Family LILIACEA 21 
3. Erythronium mesochoreum Knerr. Wild Easter Lily. 
Common locally in the southeastern part of the state. Ravines along 
the Missouri; Lincoln; Salt Creek bottoms north of Havelock; west 
of Fremont. 
8. Calochortus. 267. 
Anthers obtuse; glands not broader than long. 1. C. nuttallii. 
Anthers acute; glands broader than long. 2. C. gunnisoni. 
1. Calochortus nuttallii T. & G. Mariposa Lily. 
In woods in the northwestern part of the state. Belmont; Fort Rob- 
inson; War Bonnet canyon. 
2. Calochortus gunnisoni S. Wats. Mariposa Lily. 
In woods in the northwestern part of the state. Belmont; Fort Rob- 
inson; Hat Creek basin; Orella; Squaw canyon. 
9. Yucca. 269. 
1. Yucca glauca Nutt. Bear-grass, Spanish Bayonets. 
Common in sand-hill regions. Alliance; Antelope county; Banner 
county; Foster; Broken Bow; Chadron; Halsey; Orella; Scotts Bluff; 
Sheridan and Sioux counties. 
10. Asparagus. 270. 
1. Asparagus officinalis L. Asparagus. 
Often escapes from cultivation. Black Island of Platte river; Lin- 
coln. 
11. Vagnera. 271. (Including Smilacina.) 
Inflorescence paniculate, flowers 2 mm. long. 1. V. racemosa. 
Inflorescence racemose, flowers 4 to 5 mm. long. 2. V. stellata. 
1. Vagnera racemosa (L.) Morong. Wild Spikenard. 
Along streams in the eastern part of the state. Homer; Lincoln; 
Newcastle; Platte river west of Fremont; Weeping Water. 
2. Vagnera stellata (L.) Morong. False Solomon’s-seal. 
Woodlands, thickets and meadows throughout the state. Anselmo; 
Belmont; Emerald; Guide Rock; Hat Creek basin; Lincoln; Oshkosh; 
Ponea creek; Saltillo; Thedford. 
12. Disporum. 272. 
1. Disporum trachycarpum (S. Wats.) B. & H. 
In the northwestern part of the state. Hat Creek basin; Orella; 
War Bonnet canyon. 
13. Polygonatum (Salomonia). 273. 
Perianth 10 to 12 mm. long, filaments inserted towards summit of 
perianth. 1. S. biflorum. 
Perianth 12 to 30 mm. long, filaments inserted near the middle of the 
perianth. 2. S. commutatum. 
1. Polygonatum biflorum (Walt) Ell. Hairy Solomon’s-seal. 
In woods along streams. Cass county; Franklin; Lincoln. 
2. Polygonatum commutatum (R. & S.) Dietr. 
Common-in woodlands along streams. Nebraska City; Norway; 
Ponca; Valentine; Weeping Water. 
