257] FLORA OF COLUMBIA AND VICINITY II5 



89. ORNITHOGALUM L. 



251. O. umbellatum L. Star of Bethlehem. 

 Yards and meadows in the city of Columbia. 

 Europe, thence to the United States. 



90. ASPARAGUS L. 



252. A. officinalis L. Asparagus. 

 Waste places and roadsides; frequent. 

 Europe, thence to North America. 



91. SMILAOINA Desf. IV^GNERA Adans.]. 

 False Solomon's se.^l. 



253. S. Stellata (L.) Desf. [V. stellata (L.) Morong]. 

 Rich hillsides; rare and local. 



Newfoundland to British Columbia; Virginia to Cali- 

 fornia. 



254. S. racemosa (L.) Desf. [F. raceniosai^.) Morong]. 

 Wild spikenard. 



Oak woods, especially on rich hillsides; common. 



Nova Scotia to British Columbia; Georgia to Arizona. 



92. POLYQONATUM Tourn. \SALOMONIA 

 Heist.]. Solomon's seal. 



255. P. biflorum (Walt.) Ell. [5. biflora (Walt.) Britton]. 

 Two-flowered Solomon's seal. 



Oak woods and copses; frequent. 



New Brunswick to Michigan; Florida to West Virginia 

 and Missouri. 



256. P. commutatum (R. & S.) Dietr. \P. giganteum 

 Dietr.: S. connmtata (R. & S.) Britton]. Giant Solo- 

 mon's SEAL. 



Oak woods on banks and rich hillsides; common. 

 Quebec to Manitoba; Georgia to New Mexico and 

 Utah. 



