60 LILIACEAE 



I.' N. bivalve (L.) Britton. False Gaelic. Less than 1° high : 

 umbel 4-12-flowered : flowers yellowish-white, /^"-h" long. — Locally 

 abundant in barrens near Westport, Leeds, Dodson, Independence, Lee's 

 Summit, Greenwood and Grain Valley. April-May. 



5. LILIUM L. 



Tall perennials with leafy stems from scaly bulbs. Flowers large and 

 showy, 1-many, funnel-form or bell-shaped. Sepals 6, spreading or re- 

 curved. Stamens 6, with linear anthers and long, filiform filaments. 

 Stigma 3-lobed. Ovules numerous. 



Leaves roughened on the veins beneath. 1. L. Canadense. 



Leaves smooth . 2. L. superbum. 



1. L. Canadense L. Canada Lily. 2°-7° high. Leaves whorled, 

 lanceolate, 3-nerved, scabrous on the veins beneath : perianth segments 

 2''-3' long, recurved or spreading. — In moist meadows and woods near 

 Dodson and Lee's Summit. June-July. 



2. L. Bupeibum L. Turk's-cap Lily. Closely resembles the pre- 

 ceding but is perfectly smooth throughout : perianth divisions strongly 

 recurved. — In similar situations between Independence and Little Blue 

 Tank. June-July. 



6. ERY'THRONITTM L. Makch Lily. Dog-tooth Violet. 



Herbs from deep-seated solid bulbs, one-leaved in the sterile and 

 two-leaved in the fertile plants. Flowers large, solitary, nodding. 

 Perianth segments six. Capsule obovoid or oblong. 



Perianth segments recurved ; leaves mottled. 1. E. albidum. 



Perianth segments not recurved ; leaves not mottled. 2. E. mesachoreum. 



1. E. albidum Nutt. Leaves oblong-lanceolate : new corms pro- 

 duced on offshoots from base of old : flowers white or pinkish. — Common 

 in rich woods. April-May. 



2. E. mesachoreum Knerr. New corms formed at the base of old : 

 flowers light-lavender tinted. — Common in barrens and on prairies. 

 March-April. 



7. QtJAMASIA Baf. 



Flowers on jointed pedicels. Stamens 6, inserted on base of perianth 

 lobes, the anthers linear or linear- oblong. Capsule 3- angled, many- 

 seeded. 



1. Q. hyaclnthina (Eaf.) Britton. Wild Hyacinth. l°-2°high: 

 raceme several-many -flowered : sepals \"-T' long : capsule strongly tri- 

 angular. — Common in moist woods and barrens throughout. May. 



8. ORNITHOGALUM L. 



Soapose herbs with white or yellowish flowers in terminal bracted 

 racemes or corymbs. Stamens six, hypogyuous, the anthers versatile. 

 Capsule 3-angled, with few seeds in each cell. 



