LILY FAMILY 
LILIACEAE 
Few families of wild flowers are more distinc- 
tive or more beautiful than that of the Lilies. 
The conspicuous blossoms consist of three sepals 
and three petals which are frequently similar in 
structure and appearance and which, taken to- 
gether, are called the perianth. Within these six 
parts of the perianth there are generally six 
stamens and a single central pistil, with three 
divisions of the ovary and three lobes of the 
stigma. The plant arises from a bulb and com- 
monly has a single erect stem along which in 
the typical lilies are sessile alternate leaves. The 
filament is commonly attached to the anther at the 
middle of the latter, a condition in which the 
attachment of the anther is said to be versatile. 
Doe’s-TootH VIOLET. The word that is most, 
expressive of the character of the Yellow Trout 
Lily or Dog’s-tooth Violet is grace. In few 
plants are the simple lines of a graceful picture 
so well shown as in this: from the grassy bank 
there rises a cylindrical stem which on each side 
gradually enlarges into a thickened leaf with 
smooth margins, rounded and lovely surfaces and 
a tip that is neither too pointed nor too obtuse. 
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