AMARYLLIS FAMILY 43 
1. S. herbacea L. Carrion Firower. Stem herbaceous, erect, 
simple or branched, not prickly, 1-3 ft. high. Leaves few, ovate, 
acute, and mucronate at the apex, somewhat heart-shaped at the 
base, 5-7-nerved, thin, smooth above, downy below, the upper some- 
times whorled and the lower bract-like; petiole short. Peduncles as 
long as the leaves, growing from below the petiole. Umbel many- 
flowered, flowers carrion-scented. Berry blue-black, 2-4-seeded. Dry, 
fertile soil.* 
2. S. Walteri Pursh. Green-Brier. Stem low, with few prickles, 
2-5 ft. long; branches slightly 4-angled, unarmed. Leaves oblong- 
lanceolate to oval, obtuse or acute at the apex, rounded or cordate 
at the base, 5-ribbed, smooth. Peduncles flattened, about as long as 
the petioles and pedicels. Berry bright red, ripening the first year. 
Wet pine barrens.* 
3. S. rotundifolia L. Green-Brier, Cat-Brizr, Doc-Brirr, 
Horse-Brier, Watit-a-Bir. Stem green, strong; branchlets, and 
sometimes the branches, 4-angled, armed with stout hooked prickles. 
Leaves ovate or round-ovate, with a slightly heart-shaped base and 
an abruptly pointed tip. Berries black, with a bloom. Thickets, the 
commonest species N. E. 
4. S. glauca Walt. Green-Brizr. Stem cylindrical, slender, 
with scattered prickles, branches angled and usually without prickles. 
Leaves ovate or subcordate, pointed at the apex, mostly 5-nerved, 
smooth, white beneath, with a bloom, margin entire. Peduncle flat- 
tened, 2-3 times as long as the petiole, few-flowered. Berry black, 
3-seeded. Margin of swamps.* 
5. S. Bona-nox L. BAmBoo Vine. Stem stout, cylindrical or 
slightly angled, scurfy when young, armed with numerous stout 
prickles. Branches 4-angled, usually unarmed, Leaves triangular, 
ovate, or often halberd-shaped, 5-7-ribbed, smooth on both sides 
and often discolored; margins usually fringed with fine prickles. 
Peduncles twice as long as the petioles, flattened. Umbels many- 
flowered; pedicels short. Berries 8-20 in a cluster, black, 1-seeded. 
In swamps and thickets.* 
11. AMARYLLIDACEZH. AmaAryYLuis FamiLy 
Mostly smooth perennial herbs, from bulbs. Leaves basal, 
with no distinction between petiole and blade. Flowers borne 
on a scape, nearly or quite actinomorphic. Stamens 6. Style 1. 
Limb of the 6-parted, corolla-like perianth epigynous. Ovary 
3-celled. Capsule 3-celled, several-many-seeded. 
