Order 141.— TRILLIACE^. 705 



tuberona root. Leaves 8 — 18" by 5 — 12", petioles 2—4", about eqoaliag tha 

 peduncle. Sepals green, much narrower than the snowy petals which are about 

 , 8" by 4". Mar., Apr. 



4 T. eiythrooarpum Mx. . SMiLiira 'WAKB-BOBm. I/vs. ovate, acuminate, 

 rounded at base, abruptly petioled; ped. erect; pet. lanceolate-ovate, recurved, 

 twice as long as tlie sepals. — Can. to Ga. A beautiful flower, adorning our 

 woods in May and June. Stem 8 — 12' high, with a whorl of i! broad-ovate leaves 

 at top. These arc 3-veined, rounded at base, long acuminate, 3 — i' long, f as 

 wide, petiole 2—3" long. Flower nearly erect. Petals wavy at the edges, white, 

 finely radiated with purple lines at base. The root is considered medicinal. (T. 

 pictum Ph.) 



/3. ciiBVEL/CNDlcuM. Sepals leaf-like, larger than the petals which are partly or 

 chiefly greon. — ^Brunswick, Me. (Ricard). A metamorphosis. 



5 T. graiidifolium Salisb. Los. proadly rTuimhoid-ovate, subsessile, abruptly , 

 acuminate ; ped. inc'.ined ; fl. subereot ; petals mvek longer than the calyx, spatu- 

 laie-obovate, connivent at base. — Damp, rocky Vvt)ods, Mid., S. and W. States, 

 abundant. St. 8 to 12' high. Lvs. 3 to 5' diam. Fls. larger than in any of the 

 preceding species. Petals 1 J to 2' in length, broadest near the apex, with a short, 

 abrupt aoumination, white, varying to rose-colored. May. 



6 T. ereotvim L. Bath Flower. St. thick; lvs. rhomboidal, acuminate, ses- 

 sile ; ped. inclining ; Jl. nodding ; petals ovate, acute, scarcely longer, but much 

 broader than the sepals. — A conispiouous plant in woods, of fine appearance, but 

 offensive odor. At the top of the stem, which is a foot high, is a whorl of 3 leaves 

 which are 3-Teined, 3 — 5' long, of equal width, and- a single, nodding flower, on 

 a nearly erect peduncle. Petals broad-ovate, an inch long, twice as wide as the 

 sepals and of a dusky purple, greenish outside. May. (T. atropurpureum Curt.) 



|8. ALBA. Petals white or cream-color. — More common "West and South. 



7 T. pendulum Muhl. St. slender; lvs. subsessile, roundish^homboidal, acumi. 

 nate ; ped. long, horizontal or deflexed, flower pendulous ; petals lance-ovate, short- 

 acuminate, 7?a(, not recuned, nearly as small as the calyx ; stig. as long as the an. 

 thers, revolute at end. — Woods, Mid., "W. and S. States. A large species, with a 

 smallish flower. St. 10 to 15' high. Lvs. 3 to 5' diam., similarly pointed at each 

 end. Ped. nearly twice tlie length of the flower, half the length of the leaves. 

 Petals white. Apr. — Jn. (T. cernuum Torr. N. Y. Flo.) — Periiaps runs into 

 T. erectum, but is very distinct from tho next. 



8 T. cernuum L. Deoophto Tbilliuii. St. tall, slender ; lvs. thin, ovate or 

 elliptic-ovate, acuminate, petiolate ; ped. decurved beneath tho leaves, as long as 

 the flower; petals lanceolate, clianneled, undulate, recurved, longer and much wider 

 than the recurved sepals ; stam. recurved, much longer than the stigmas. — Damp 

 woods, N. Eng. 1 N. T. to Ky. and the up country of Ga. St. 1 to 2f high. Lvs. 

 3 to 6' by 2 to 4', distuictly petioled. Ped. a third as long as tho leaves. Petals 

 near 2' long, delicate, white or roseate. Apr. — Jn. 



9 T. stylosum. St. slender ; lvs. elliptic-ovate, pointed at both ends, short-petio- 

 late ; ped. shorter than the flower, nodding and deflexed ; petals lance-obovate, 

 obtuse or short pointed, undulate, flat, spreading, much exceeding the oblong, 

 acute sepals; ova. produced into a style which is as long as the stigmas; stam. 

 elongated. — Woods, in the up country of N". Car. (Miss Carpenter) to Ga. fMr. 

 Jones). A small plant with a large flower. St. 8 to 10' high. Lvs. 2 to 3' by 

 20 to 30"'. Petals roseate, 15 to 18" long. Apr.— Jn. (T. Catesbsei Ell.) 



2. MEDE^OLA, Gronov. Indian Cucumbeb-root. (Named after 

 the fabulous sorceress, Medea, for its supposed medicinal virtues.) 

 Perianth deeply parted into 6 petaloid, revolute segments ; stamens 6, 

 with slender filaments ; stigmas 3, divaricate,^ united at base ; berry 3- 

 celled ; Cells 3 to G-seeded. Stem simple, arising from a white, tuberous 

 rhizome (which is thought to resemble the cucumber in flavor) bearing 

 8 -whorls of lvs. and 1 to 3 terminal fls. 

 M. Virgfnica L. None can but admire the symmetry of its form. St. erect, 1 to 



2f hifh invested with loose, cottony wool. Lower whorl near the middle of the 



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