itfe FLORA OF PHILADELPHIA. , 



6. bBNITHOGALTJM L. Star-of-Bethlehem. 



Flowers corymbose, erect; pedicels long, slender. 1. 0. umoellatum. 



Fltfpfefs racemose> drooping; pedicels very short, stout. 2. 0. nutans. 



i. oWithogalum umbellatum L. M. p.- 267. Escaped from gardens. 



Early summer. 

 2. Ornithogalum nutans L. M. p. 267. Escaped from gardens. Spring. 



7. MUSCARI Mill. 

 1. Muscari botryoides (L.) Mill. Grape Hyacinth. M. p. 268. Escaped 

 ffom gardens into copses and fence rows. Spring. 



8. ALETEIS L. 

 1. Aletris farinosa L. Colic-root, Star-grass. M. p. 269. Dry* sandy 

 soil. Early summer. 

 Philadelphia — Wissahickon, extinct (9) (Me.) (Be.). Montgomery — 

 Willow Grove (Mac). Delaware — Rhoads ' Swamp (Fu.), Williamson 

 (Le.), Lima (Ja.) (Wn.), Swarthmore (Sch.), Thatcher's Swamp, Aston 

 (B. Sm.), Concord (W. Tr.). Chester— Oxford (Cr.), W. Bradford (St.). 

 New Jersey — Southern counties, frequent. 

 New Castle— Hand's, Clark's, etc. 



9. YUCCA L. 



1. Yucca filamentosa L. Adam's Needle. M. p. 270. Escaped from 

 cultivation. Summer. 



Family 4. CONVALLARIACEAE Link. Lily-of-the-Valley Family. 



Leaves reduced to scales; leaf -like branchlets filiform. 1. Asparagus. 



Leaves broad; stems simple or somewhat branched. 

 Leaves alternate or basal. 



Leaves basal; flowers umbelled! or solitary. 2. Clintonia. 



Leaves alternate (solitary in flowerless plants of No. 4). 

 Perianth-segments separate. 



Perianth segments 6. 3. Vagnera. 



Perianth -segments 4. 4. Unifolvum. 



Perianth cylindric or oblong, 6-toothed. 5. Salomonia. 



Leaves nearly basal; flowers racemed; perianth 6-toothed. 



6. Convallaria. 

 Leaves in 1 or 2 whorls below the flower or flowers. 



Leaves in 2 whorls; flowers umbelled. 7. Medeola. 



Leaves in 1 whorl; flowers solitary. 8. Trillium. 



1. ASPARAGUS L. 

 1. Asparagus officinale L. Garden Asparagus. M. p. 270. Escaped 

 from cultivation. Summer. 



2. CLINTONIA Raf. 



1. Clintonia bokealis (Ait.) Raf. M. p. 270. Cold, moist woods. Spring. 

 Lancaster— Paradise Valley (Sa.). Lehigh — Salsburg (Kr.). 



3. VAGNERA Adans. 



Mowers numerous, panicled. 1. V. racemosa. 



Flowers few-several, racemose. 2. V. stellata. 



