No. 17] FLOWERING PLANTS AND FERNS + 115 
Muscari racemosa Mill. (Adv. ) 
Oxford; Carrollton. 
Geol. Survey. Herb. 
ORNITHOGALUM Tourn. Star of Bethlehem. 
Ornithogalum umbellatum L. (Nat.). 
North Mississippi. March. 
YUCCA L. 
Yucca filamentosa L. Bear Grass. 
Throughout the state. Oxford; Hinds County; Wood- 
ville. June. 
Geol. Survey. Herb. 
Yucca aloifolia L. Spanish dagger. 
Common about old dwellings throughout the state. June- 
July. 
Yucca gloriosa L. Spanish Bayonet. 
In sandy soil in the southern counties; Coastal Islands 
(Tracy); Meadville. May-June. 
Geol. Survey. Herb. 
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Yucca recurvifolia Salisb. 
Coastal Islands (Small). Spring and summer. 
POLYGONATUM Adans. Solomon’s Seal. 
Polygonatum bifiorum ( Walt.) Ell. (Convallaria biflora Walt.) 
Small Solomon’s Seal. 
North Mississippi. Lafayette, and Itawamba counties; 
New Albany; Ripley. April-May. 
Geol. Survey. Herb 
Polygonatum commutatum (Roem & Schult.) Dietr. (P. gigan- 
teum Dietr.). 
Rich shaded slopes. North Mississippi. Ripley; Eastport. 
April-May. 
