OEDEE CXXX. SMILACE^ SMILAX-FAMILY. OEDEE CXXXn. LILIACE^ LILY-TEIBE. 



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perianth emargioate ; stigmas acute, serrate. A beautiful species, common in 

 gardens. Stem 1—8 ft. high. May— June. 



4. I. pumila. Dwarf Iris. 



Scape low, l-flowered ; leaves numerous, broad-ensiform, as long as the 

 scape; flowers largo, deep violet; outer segments of the perianth reflexed, nar- 

 rower than the inner, erect ones. A small species, common in gardens, flower- 

 ing earlier than others. April— May. 



5. I. ochrolei'ica. Yellow Iris. 



stem tall, roundish ; leaves ensiform, striate ; flowers large, sulphur-yellow, 

 beardless ; ovaries 6-angled. A tall species, 2—4 ft high, not uncommon in cul- 

 tivation. April — July. 



2. TIGRlDIA. 

 Perianth arising from a Z-leaved spathe, 6-parted, 3 outer seg- 

 ments larger than the 3 inner ones. Stamens 6. Filaments unit- 

 ed in a long tube. 



1. T. pavonia. Tiger-flower. 



stem erect, round, leafy, slightly branched ; leaves erect, ensiform, veined; 

 flowers very large, scentless, yellow, beautifully variegated with purple, crimson 

 and scarlet, quickly fading ; petals contracted in the uilddle and rounded at apex. 

 A splendid bulb, frequently cultivated. Stem 2—8 ft high. Flowers 4,'— 6' 

 broad, opening and fading in the same day, in succession. July — Sept. 



8, SISTElNOHIUM. 

 Perianth arising from a 2-parted spathe, 6-parted ; segments 

 similar, spreading. Stamens monadelphous. Stigmas 3, filiform. 

 Capsule globose, somewhat 3-angIed. 



1. S. Bermudianum. Blue-eyed Grass. 



Scape simple or branching, compressed, winged, naked or 1 — 2-leaved ; leaves 

 narrow-linear, grass-like ; spathe with 2 — 5 blue flowers, opening in succession, 

 and arranged in a kind of umbel ; pedicels filiform ; segments of the perianth 

 obovate, mostly emarginate, mucronate. A delicate and pretty little plant in 

 moist meadows and grassy fields. Scapo 6' — 12' high. It varies in the breadth 

 of the scape, which is sometimes very slender, almost setaceous, with very 

 narrow leaves. June — July. 



4. CE6CUS. 

 Perianth funnel-form with a very long, slender tube, arising 

 from a radical spathe. Stigma 3-cleft, crested ; segments eonvo- 

 lule. 



1. C. vernus. Crocus. 



Flowers large, with a very long, slender tube, sessile on the bulb ; anthers 

 sagittate, yellow ; stigma included in the perianth, with short segments ; scape 

 triangular, rising after flowering, and bearing the ovary ; leaves narrow-linear, 

 following the flowers. A very showy little garden plant, generally the first to 

 appear in the spring. The flowers are purple, yellow or white, opening in 

 March or April. 



Order CXXX. Smilacese. — Smilax-family. 



1. BMtJLAX. 

 Flowers dioecious or polygamous. Perianth campanulate, with 

 6 equal, spreading, deciduous segments. Stamens 6, attached at 

 base, with short filaments. Anthers linear, attached by the base. 

 Stigmas 3, nearly sessile. Berry globose, 1 — 3-celled, 1-seeded. 



1. S. rotundifolia. Greenbrier. 



stem climbing, prickly, woody ; branches round or somewhat 4-angled ; 

 ' leaves roundish-ovate, somewhat cordate at hase, 5-nerved, abruptly acuminate, 

 on short petioles, pale beneath ; flowers small, yellowish-green, in little pedan- 

 calate. axillary umbels ; berries round, bluish or yellowish-green, with a glau- 

 cous bloom. A very prickly vine, with yellowish-green stems, growing in 

 thickets, chmbing over the shrubs, and binding them together so as to make 

 them almost impassable. June. 



2. S. herbacea. Carrion-flower. 



stem herbaceous, unarmed, angular, erect, recurved or climbing by tendrils ; 

 .eaves ovate, or ovate-oblong, often roundish, 7 — 9 veined, mucronate or acumi- 

 nate, usually cordate at base, smooth, paler beneath ; flowers yellowish-green. 

 In dense umbels of 20 — 40, on long peduncles, extremely fcetid ; berries dark- 



blue, covered with n bloom. A coarse, variable plant, common in moist 

 thickets and low grounds, sufficiently distinguished by the disguEtlog and car- 

 rion-like odor of the flowers. Stem 3 — 8 ft. long. June. 



Order CXXXI. TvimicesQ.—TriUmm- 

 family, 



1. TEfLLIUM. 



Sepals 3, green, persistent. Petals 3, colored, at length wither- 

 ing. Stamens 6. Anthers linear, with short filaments. Stigmas 

 subulate, spreading or recurved, persistent. Berry 3-ceUed; celLs 

 several-seeded. Stem simple^ \-Jlowered, hearing a single whorl of 

 3 leaves. 



1. T. cernuum. Nodding Trillium, 



Loaves broad-rhomboidal, abruptly acuminate, nearly sessile ; flower nod- 

 ding beneath the leaves, on a recurved peduncle, white ; petals oblong-ovate, 

 acute, recurved, scarcely longer than the sepals. A common plant in wet 

 woods, distinguished from the other species by its small, nodding flower. Stem 

 8'— 15' high. May — June. 



2. T. erectum. Bath Flower. 



Leaves broad-rhomboidal, abrnptly and sharply acuminate, sessile; peduncle 

 nearly erect, soon reclining ; petals ovate, flat, spreading, scarcely longer, but 

 much broader than the sepals, dull purple ; ovary brownish -purple. A showy 

 species, but of very unpleasant odor. Common in low, rich woods. Stem 10 

 —15' high. May. 



3. T. erythrocarpum. Smiling Walce-rohin, 



Leaves ovate, long-acuminate, rounded at base, petiolate ; flower large, on 

 a nearly erect peduncle ; petals ovate-lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, acumi- 

 nate, wavy at the edges, recurved, spreading, twice as long as the sepalsi, white, 

 variegated with purple stripes at base. A very beautiful species, common la 

 damp woods, Northern W. Eng. and N. York. Stem 8'— 12' high. May. 



2. MEDiOLA. 



Perianth revolute, consisting of 6 petaloid, similar, oblong, 

 deciduous segments. Stamens 6, with filiform filaments. Stigmas 

 3, long and recurved, divergent, filiform, deciduous. Berry 

 globose, 3-celled, several-seeded. 



1. M. Virgtnica. Cucumber Boot. 



stem erect, slender, simple, covei'ed with soft locks of wool ; leaves in 2 

 whorls; lower one near the middle of the stem, consisting of 5—8 obovate- 

 lanceolate, acuminate leaves; upper one of 3 ovate, acuminate, smaller leaves; 

 flowers pedunculate, nodding from the upper whorl, 1 — 8, appearing In suc- 

 cession, yellowish-green ; styles dark red. A very elegant plant, remarkable 

 for its almost perfect symmetry. Stem 1 — 2 ft high, from a tuberous, white, 

 fleshy, horizontal rhizoma, which has the shape, appearance, and somewhat of 

 the taste of a cucumber. Common in rich, damp woods. June— July. 



Order CXXXII. Liliacese. — Lily-t/ribe. 



SYNOPSIS OF THE GENERA. 

 A. Flowers on a scape. 



* Flower solitary. 



I. TdupA. Perianth erect, with 6 distinct seffments. Capsule oblong. 



4. EryTiir6ntum. Perianth nodding ; segments with a groove at base, and 

 a tubercle each side. Capsule obovate. 



* * FloAvers corym1>ose or umbellate. 



7. ATXTU^f. Flowers in a dense, subglobose umbel, arising from a spathe. 

 Seeds ovate-reniform. 



5. Hemerocallis. Flowers large. Perianth funnel-form, with a short 

 tube and spreading segments. Filaments long and filiform, declinate, style fili- 

 fiirm, declinate. Stigma simple. 



.8. OHNiTndGALiTM. Scape with a few, white, corymbose flowers at summit 

 Filaments dilated at base. Stigma 8-angled. 



II. Clint6nia. Flowers few, nmbellate. Perianth campanulate. Stamens 

 inserted at the base of the distinct sepals. Style filiform, columnar. 



* * * Flo^vers neitlier corymbose nor umbellate. 



6. PoLYANTHES. Scape branching, scaly. Flowers large, alternate on the 

 branches. Perianth funnel-form. Stamens inserted at the throat 



9. HTAciNTDCS. Flowers in a simple raceme. Stamens inserted near the 

 middle of the 6 segments of the perianth. 



10. CoNVALLAELA. Flowcrs In a simple, mostly 1-sided raceme. Stamens 

 inserted at the base of the 6 segments of the perianth. 



