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I. PBOS.IK'TES, Don. t>KOSABTES. 



1. P. lanugino'sa, Don. {Diaporum lanuginosa, Don., 

 in Maooun's Catalogue.) Leaves taper-pointed. Fruit ob- 

 long, pointed. — Eich woods, -western Ontario. 



2. P. traehycar'pa, Watson, -with whitish perianth, 

 ovate to oblong-lanceolate leaves, and broadly obovate fruit, 

 is not uncommon in the N.W. 



8, STREP'TOI'Ij'S, Michx. Twisted-Stalk. 



1. S. ro'seus, Michx. Flowers rose-purple. Leaves green 

 both sides, finely oiliate. Stigma 3-cleft. — Damp woods. 



2. S. amplexifO'liUS, DC. Flowers greenish - white. 

 Leaves very smooth, glaucous beneath. Stigma entire. — 

 Chiefly Atl. Prov. and N.W. 



9. VERA'TRl'M, ,L. FALSE HELLEBORE. 



V. vlP'ide, Ait. (Amekican White Hellebore. Indian 

 Poke.) Leaves broadly oval, pointed, sheath-clasping. 

 Segments of the perianth ciliate-serrulate. — Swamps and 

 low grounds, Atl. Prov. and Eastern Townships, Q. 



10. S.UII.A.CI'9rA, Deaf. False Solomon's Seal. 



1. S. racemo'sa, Desf. (False Spikenard.) Raceme com- 

 pound. Stem pubescent, 2 feet high. Leaves many, oblong, 

 taper-pointed, ciliate. Berries speckled with purple. — Eich 

 woods and thickets. 



27 S. Stella' ta, Desf. Raceme simple. Stem nearly 

 smooth, 1-2 feet high. Leaves 7-12, oblong-lanoeolate, 

 slightly clasping. Berries black. ^ — Moist woods and copses. 



3. S. trifo'Iia, Desf. Raceme simple. Stem low (3-6 

 inches), glabrous. Leaves usually 3, oblong, the bases 

 sheathing.^-Berries red. — ^Bogs. 



4. S. bifO'lia, Ker., var. Canadensis, Grray. {^Maianthe- 

 mumCanadense,'Desl., in Macoun's Catalogue.) Diiitiugu- 

 ished at once by the 4-parted perianth and the 4 stamens. 

 Eaceme simple. Stem 3-5 inches high; Leaves usually 2, 

 but sometimes 3. — Moist woods, 



