LILIUM PHILADELPHICUM-WOOD LILY. 



LINN. CLASS, HEXANDEIA ; ORDER, MONOGYNIA. 

 NATURAL ORDER, LILIACE^E. 



This flower has no calyx : the corolla is inferior, liliaceous, 

 six-petalled : petals with a longitudinal line from the middle to 

 the base : stamens shorter than the style : stigma undivided : 

 capsule three-celled, many seeded, sub-triangular, with the 

 valve connected by hairs crossing as in a seive ; leaves 

 whorled, lance-linear ; corolla erect, bell-form, spreading ; 

 petals lanceolate, having claws. By some botanists the corolla 

 is termed a corolod calyx. 



This bright and showy flower is found growing in meadows 

 and woods where the ground is moist, and blooms in the 

 months of July and August. It attains sometimes a height of 

 nearly three feet, although it seldom exceeds two feet. Its 

 chief attraction consists in the rich colors that adorn it, as the 

 perfume it emits is by no means agreeable. 



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