Order 148.— LILYWORTS. 297 



2. LIL'IUM. LUy. 

 Perianth bell-shaped, segments mostly reonrved, each with a groove 

 running lengthwise within from the middle to the base. Stamens shorter 

 than the style. Valves of the pod connected by latticed hairs. — Herbs 

 with bulbous and leafy stems. Leaves whorled or scattered, sessile. 

 Flowers terminal. June, July. (See Figs. 107, 150.) 



§ Plants iJearing biilblet.s in the axils. Flowers orange. Gardens 6, 7 



§ Plants not bulbiferous in the axils of the leaves a 



a Flowers erect, orange-red. Sepals raised on claws. . . .4, 5 

 a Flowers nodding, wtitte. Sepals sessile. Gardens. . . .6, 7 

 a Flowers nodding, yellow or orange. Sepals sessile. Wild plants....! 



1 Sepals orange- red, strongly revolute, almost into rings 2, 8 



1 L. Canaden'se. Gommon Meadow lAly. Sepals yellow, merely recurved, spread- 

 ing above middle, c. 

 2 L. snper'bum. Superb L. Tur¥s-cap. Flowers 8-30, very showy. Leaves 

 lanceolate, lower whorled. c. M. W. S. 



5 L. Carolinia'num. Carolina L. Flower generally but 1. Leaves wedge-lance- 



olate, partly whorled. S. 



4 L. Philadel'phicum. PhUadelfphm L. Upper leaves in whorls. Flowers 1-8, pur- 



ple-spotted, c. 



5 L. Catesbae'i. Catesby's L. Lvs. all scattered. Fl. 1, red and yellow-spotted. S. 



6 L. bulbif' enim. Orange L. Flowers erect, rough within, bell-shaped. Leaves 



3-veined, scattered, t 



7 L. tigri'num. Tiger L. Flowers nodding. Sepals strongly revolute. Leaves 



8-veined, scattered, t 



8 L. can'didum. White Lily. Flowers in a raceme, smooth, large. Lvs. scattered, t 



9 L. Japon'icnm. Japan LUy. Flower 1 only, very large. Sepals reilexed at end. t 



3. AL'LIUM. GarUc, Onion, &c. 

 Flowers in a dense umbel with a 2-leaved spathe. Perianth deeply 6- 

 parted, colored, usually spreading, persistent. Stamens 6. Ovary angu- 

 lar. Style thread-like. Pod 3-lobed, containing 1 or 2 black seeds in each 



cell. Strong-scented, bulbous, stemless herbs, the leaves radical and the 



'umbel on a scape, sometimes bearing bulblets instead of flowers. May- 

 July. ■ , 



§ Leaves flat, lanceolate, but perishing before flowering 1 



§ Leaves flat, lanceolate or linear, present with the flowers a 



§ Leaves terete and hollow, or tubular m 



= Filaments simple. Ovary with a.6-Ieaved crown. Leaves linear b 



o Filaments 8-forked. Leaves lanoe-linear. Gardens . . . . 



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