LILIACB^ 



lar berry, striped at first and then turning dark. 

 Man.-Alta. 



17 



Moist soil, common. 



2. S. racemSsa, (L.) Desf. 



Flowers almost sessile in a terminal ra'-eme-l-'re panicle; stamens exserted; 

 rootstock stout and fleshy; berry red or speckled; otherwise resembling 

 the preceding. Moist, rich woods, Man.-Alta. 



Fig. 13. — Smilaoina racemosa. 

 4. MAIANTHEMUM. 



Perianth 4-parted; stamens 4; ovary 2-celled; stigma 2-partecI. 

 Low herbs with few-leaved stems. 

 1. M. canadense, Desf. 



Stem slender, smooth or slightly hairy, usually bearing 2 ovate or ovate- 

 lanceolate leaves. Moist woods, common, Man.-Alta. 



5. TOFIELDIA. False Asphodel. 



Perianth spreading, persistent, white or greenish; stamens 6, 

 filiform; ovary 3-lobed above; styles 3, short, recurved. Tufted 

 perennial herbs with short rootstocks, slender, simple, erect stems, 

 linear leaves clustered at the base, and flowers in a terminal raceme 

 or spike. 



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