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is the emblem of purity.) Perianth campanulate, segments spreading 

 above or recurved, each with a longitudinal honey groove within, from 

 the middle to the base ; stamens shorter than the style, anthers versa- 

 tile ; capsule subtriangular, the valves connected with latticed hairs ; 

 seeds 2-rowed in each cell. — H Herbs with bulbous and leafy stems. 

 Lvs. sessile, alternate or verticillate. Fls. terminal, large and showy. 



§ Flowers white, noildinR. Plants cultivated Nos. 8, 9 



§ Flowers orange-colored or red, spotted, (*) 



* Leaf-axles bearing bulblets. Leaves scattered Nos. 6, T 



* Leaf-axles not bulbiferous. — ^Flowers erect, segments unguiculate Nos. 4,5 



— Flowers nodding. — Lvs. 1-veined, oblanceolate No. 3 



— ^Lvs. 8 to 5-veined, lanceolate Nos. 1, 2 



1 L. Canadense L. Yellow Lilt. Lvs. 3-veined, mostly verticillate, lanceo- 

 late, the veins hairy beneath; ped. terminal, elongated, usually by 3s; ^.nodding, 

 the segments spreading, never revolute. — Can. and U. S. A plant of much beauty, 

 frequently adorning our meadow.? in summer. Bulb scaly. Stem round, 2 — 4f 

 high, surrounded by several remote whorls, each consistmg of 4 — 6 leaves, and 

 often a few scattered ones at base. These are 2 — 3' by J — 1'. Flowers 1 — 3, 

 sometimes 1 — 20, pendulous, yellow, or orange-colored, spotted with dark purple 

 inside. July. 



2 Ii. superbuta L. Superb Lily. Tubk's Cap. I/os. linear-lanceolate, acuminate, 

 S-veined, glabrous, lower ones verticillate, upper ones scattered ; fls. often in a 

 pyramidal raceme, nodding, segments revolute.^-Can., Mid. and W. States. Few 

 •cultivated plants are more ornamental than this inhabitant of prairies and mea- 

 dows. Root bearing a white, squamous bulb. (Pig. 60.) St. erect, round, 

 straight, 4 to 6f high. Lvs. 2 to 3' by 4 to 9''. Fls. 3 to 20 or more, of a bright 

 orange color with purple spots. Sep. and pet. linear-lanceolate, beautifully and 

 fiilly revolute. Very distinct, at least in appearance from the foregoing, jl 



.3 Ii. Fhilad^lphicum L. PmLADELPHiA Lilt. Lvs. linear-lanceolate, acute, 

 1-veined, upper verliciUaie, lower generally scattered ; fls. subsolitary, campanu- 

 late, terminal, erect ; pet. and sep. lance-ovate, obtuse or barely acute, erect- 

 spreading, unguiculate. — Dry pastures, fields and barrens, U. S. and Can. An 

 elegant and showy plant, 15 to 20' high. St. terete, smooth, simple. Lvs. 2 to 

 3' by 3 to 5", sessile, smooth, collected into 1, 2 or 3, or more whorls of Sa to 5s, 

 with the lower scattered. Fls. usually solitary, rarely 2 to 4, and umbellate. 

 Sep. and pet. deep orange color, spotted at base, 2|' long) standing apart on 

 claws about 6" long. Jn. 



4 L. Catesb^i Walt. Catesbt's Lilt. Los. linear-lanceolate and linear-acu- 

 minate, aU scattered, sep. and pet. undulate, long-unguiculaie, ovate-lanceolate, 

 tapering to a long, thickened acuminatum, which is rejiexed above. — ifamp pine bar- 

 rens, Md. to Ky. and all the S. States. St. 18 to 30' high, smooth and polished, 

 often purple. Lvs. 1 to 2' (the lower 3'), by 1 to 4", suberect, spreading. Sep. 

 and pet. 3 to 4' long, the claws 1' or more, yellow, the lamina scarlet, spotted 

 with red and purple. • Jl., Aug. 



5 L. Carolini^uum Mx. Lvs. 1-veined, oblanceolate, or spatulate, aeaminate, 

 tapering to a slender, sessile base, in whorls of about 5, the lower scattered; 

 flower mostly solitary, nodding; segm. lauoe-linear, recurved, tapering to a slender 

 acumination, midvein winged; style curved upwards. — rA more delicate species 

 than the last, 18' to 3f high, rarely 3-flowered. Lvs. 18" to 3' by 9 to 16", mem- 

 branous. Fls. deep yellow, spotted with purple, the *segm. strongly roourvad, 

 but not revolute. Jl., Aug. 



6 L. bulblfenim L. Orange Lily. Lvs. scattered, 3-veined ; fls. campanu- 

 late,^ erect, rough within, segm. sessile. — Gardens. St. thick, round, 4f high, 

 bearing small, roundish, dark-colored bulbs in the axils of the leaves. Fls. large, 

 orange-colored, resembling- in form those of i. candidum, but are scabrous within. 

 Jl. t Italy. 



7 L. tigrinum Gawl. TiaEB-SPOiTEo Lily. Lvs. scattered, sessile, 5- 

 veined, the upper cordate-ovate ; perianth revolute, papillous inside. — Gardens, 

 common in cultivation. St. 6f high, with a pyramid of dark, orange-colored, 

 spotted fls. Axils of lvs. bulbiferous. Aug. \ China. 



