L>38 COMMON CANADIAN WILD PLANTS. 



generally 3-oelled. The outer and inner divisions of the 

 perianth coloured alike, except in the genus Trillium. (See 

 Part. I., sections 82-87, for description of typical plant of 

 this Order.) 



Synopsis of the Oeiiera. 



* Lf.il rtfs 7if'.t -veined, all in one or two ibhorls. The stem otlieinche naked, 



vising from a fleshy rootstock. Styles 3, 



1. Ti-il'lliiii>. Leaves S, in a whorl at the top of the stem. Divisions 



of tlic periantli in 2 sets, the outer green, the inner coloured. (See 

 Part I., sections 85 and 86.) 



2. itictlc'ola. Leaves in 2 whorls, the lower near the middle of the 



stem, and consisting of 5-9 leaves, the upper of (generally) 3 small 

 leaves, near the summit. Stem tall, covered with loose wool.- 

 Flowers small, in an umbel. Divisions of the perianth .ilike, 

 Hrcienish-yellow, recurved. Anthers turned outwards. Styles 

 thread-shaped. Berry globular or nearly so, dark purple. 



^ * Leaves straight-veined, linear, grass-Wee, alternate, S(em simple or 

 tufted. Styles S. 



3. Zygailc'iius. Flowers rather laKge, perfect or polygamous, green- 



ish-white, in a few-flowered panic4e ; the divisions of the perianth 

 each with u, conspicuous obcordate spot or gland on the inside, 

 near the narrowing base. Stem smooth and glaucous, from a 

 coated bulb. 



4. Toliclil'ln. Flowers small, perfect, greenish-white, in. a terminal 



raceme or spike, which, however, develops from above'downward ; 

 the pedicels in clusters of 3, from little.involucrosof Sbracts. 

 Pod triangular. Roots fibrous. Stem leafy at the base only. In 

 our species sticky. Leaves 2-ranked, equitant. 



* » * Leaves straight-veined, bat broad (not grass-like), alternate. Stem 



frnM.a rootstoclc of fibrous roots, at all events not from a bulb. 

 Style one, or more or less divided into 3 above. 



-^ Perianth of completely separate pieces ( polyphyllous. ] 

 it. irvHin'ria. Stem leafy, /orWiiflr aftotie. Flowers yellow, at least an 

 inch .long, drooping, lily-like, usually solitary <but occasionally 

 in pairs) at the, end of the forks of the stem. Style deeply 3- 

 cleft. Pod triangular. Leaves clasping-perfoliate or sessile. 

 G. Cliiito'ula. Stemless,.the naked scape sheathed at the base by 2, 3, 

 or 4 large oblong or oval, ciliate leaves. Flowers few, greenish- 

 yellow, in-an umbel atihe top of the scape. Filaments long and 

 slender. Style long, the stigmas hardly separate. Berry blue. 

 7. I'rosar'tcs. Downy low herbs, branching above. Flowers greenish, 

 bell-shaped, rather large, solitary orin pairs, droopingon terminal 



