434 ^'>'- Cutler's Account of indigenous Vegetables, 



RED LILY. Blossoms red, spotted with black. Common 

 on borders of meadows. July. 



UVULARIA. Linn. Gen. Plant. 373. 



Uvularia foliis sessilibus. Syst. Nat. 



BELLWORT. Sweetsmelling Solomon's Seal. ]a.coh's Ladder. 

 Blossoms whitish. Common in wood land. May. 



The young shoots may be eaten as asparagus. The roots are 

 nutritious, and are used in diet-drinks. 



ORNITHOGALUM. Linn. Gen. Plant. 377. 



Ornithogalunt scapo anguloso diphyllo, pedunculis umbellatis 

 simplicibus. Syst. Nat. 



BETHLEMSTAR. Blossoms yellow. Common in grass land 

 and amongst bushes. May. 



The bulbous roots are nutritious and wholesome. It makes 

 beautiful edgings for borders in gardens. 



CONVALLARIA. Linn. Gen. Plant. 383. 



Convallana foliis amplexicaulibus plurimis, racemo terminali 

 simplid? Syst. Nat. 



SOLOMON'S SEAL. Leaves alternate, and are rather sessile 

 than embracing the stem. Blossoms white. Berries red, or 

 black. In rich wood land. May. 



The young shoots may be eaten as asparagus. The roots 

 are nutritious. 



Convallaria foliis cordatis. Syst. Nat. 



HARE WORT. Adder's Tongue. One radical leaf ; two stem- 

 leaves. Blossoms white. Berries red. Common amongst 

 bushes in moist land. May. 



In this plant we have an instance of the wrong application 

 of an English name. — It is called Adder's Tongue, and mistaken 



for 



