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Maianthemum Canadense, Desf. Smilacina bifolia, var. Cana- 

 densis, Ker. (Gray's Manual). ("Wild Lily of the Valley.) 

 Common in all the pine woods. This species has been restored by 

 Prof. Watson in his " Revision of the Liliaceee " to Maianthemum. 



Polygonatum biflorum, Ell. (Smaller Solomon's Seal.) 

 Shady places near walls. 



Polygonatum giganteum, Dietrich. (Great Solomon's Seal.) 

 " Ship rock," G. D. Phippen (Proc. E. I., Vol. 11, p. 204) ; "Haver- 

 hill," Mrs. S. M. Downs. Not represented in the collection of the 

 P. A. S., and possibly only large forms of the last. 



Asparagus ofilcmalis, L. (Garden Asparagus.) 

 Often found in fields and roadsides where seedlings have obtained 

 a foothold. (Adv. from Eu.) 



Iiiliutn Philadelphlcum, L. (Wild Orange-red Lily.) 



Frequent in open, rather dry, places. 

 Iiiliuin Canadense, L. (Wild Yellow Lily.) 



Meadows ; not so abundant as the last. This species is said to suc- 

 ceed well under cultivation. 

 Lilium superbum, L. (Turk's-cap Lily.) 



" Danvers " (J. H. Sears). The only locality yet reported for the 



county. 

 Lilium tigrinum, L. (Tiger Lily.) 



Escaped in a few places in Wenham, Byfleld, Danvers, etc. (Nat. 



from Eu.) 



Erytlironium Amerieanum, Smith. 

 In moist ground under hard wood trees. Very abundant. The 

 common name of this plant, Dog's-tooth Violet, is absurd. Tellow 

 Adder's tongue, as given in Gray's Manual, is much better. 



Ornithogalum umbellatum, L. 



Danvers, 1852 (J. L. Russell) ; "rare at the Bowler farm, Dr. J. M. 

 Nye " (Tracy) ; Rockport (C. W. Pool) ; Amesbury (Miss Perley). 

 Escaped into meadows. (Nat. from Eu.) 



Allium Canadense, Kalm. (Wild Garlic.) 

 Orne's Point, Salem; "occasional in Lynu " (Tracy); Georgetown 

 (Mrs. Horner), Andover, etc. Frequent on moist banks. 



Muscari taotryoides, Mill. (Grape Hyacinth.) 

 Essex County, 1817 (Wm. Oalies). The only locality known for this 

 plant is in Danvers, where It grows quite plentifully in company 

 with ,ii-i<£ema triphylliim and Trillium cernuum. (Adv. from Eu.) 



