LILY FAMILY 105 
woods. Over a wide range—extending from 
Canada to Georgia and west beyond the Missis- 
- sippi—they may be found in bloom about the 
middle of the spring season. In the latitude of 
southern New England the height of the flowering 
season comes early in May. 
The structure of the plant in all three species 
is: delicate: the stems are slender, swaying with 
the slightest breeze; the oval leaves are thin and 
semi-transparent, bending of their own weight; 
the flowers droop modestly on fragile stalks, their 
light yellow tints scarcely serving to render them 
conspicuous to human eyes, although they are 
readily found by bumble-bees, which visit them 
freely. Few plants of similar size are so likely 
as these to be overlooked by the careless stroller 
in the May woods. On account of their fragile 
structure they wilt quickly when picked, another 
reason why they are not more generally known. 
But as types of gentle modesty the Bellworts add a 
peculiar charm to the spring woodlands, serving 
admirably as a foil to the somewhat flaunting 
beauty of the Painted Trilliums and other more 
venturesome plants. 
Liui1zs. July is the month of the lilies—the 
glorious flowers which so long have served as: 
types of grace, purity and beauty. In all of these 
the structure is simple, yet there is a decided dif- 
ference in the appearance ofthe various sorts. If 
