The Flora of the Cayuga Lake Basin 145 



5. Hemerocallis L. 

 1. H. fulva L. Day Lily. 



Damp gravelly or stony borders of streams, roadsides, or waste places, in rich, 

 not too acid, soils ; frequent. June 20-July. 



Enfield Glen (D. !) ; Inlet Valley, near the Fleming Schoolhouse; s. of Coy Glen; 

 Ithaca flats, near the salt works; near Judd Falls (£>.!) ; Varna; near Esty Glen; 

 and elsewhere. 



N. B. to Ont., southw. to N. C. and Tenn. ; escaped from cultivation. Native £>i 

 Eurasia. 



6. Lilium (Tourn.) L. 

 a. Leaves whorled, the axils not bulblet-bearing; perianth more or less funnel-form in 

 outline, the segments rarely revolute from the base. 

 b. Flowers erect; perianth segments unguiculate. 1. L. philadelphicmn 



b. Flowers drooping ; perianth segments sessile. 

 c . Perianth segments recurved from near the middle ; leaves roughened on the 



veins beneath. 2. L. canadense 



c. Perianth segments strongly recurved from near the base ; leaves smooth. 



[L. superbum] 

 a. Leaves scattered, the axils usually bulblet-bearing ; perianth segments revolute from 

 the base. [L. tigrinum] 



1. L. philadelphicum L. Wood Lily. 



Dry or rarely damp gravelly or sandy noncalcareous woodlands and banks ; fre- 

 quent. July. 



On the sandstone chestnut soils of the hills w., s., and s. e. of Ithaca, on the ravine 

 crests, and in the sandy country n. of Cayuga Lake ; rare or absent in the McLean 

 district and in the clays and richer soils back from the shores of Cayuga Lake. 



Me. to Ont., southw. to N. C. and W. Va. ; infrequent on the Coastal Plain. 



The leaves are extremely variable in width. 



2. L. canadense L. Meadow Lily. Canada Lily. 



Rich mucky soil in low meadows, mostly on a gravelly substratum; frequent, 

 occasionally locally abundant. July. 



Michigan Hollow Swamp; South Hill; hillside s. of Coy Glen; woodlot n. of 

 Forest Home ; Varna ; Ellis Hollow ; Ringwood ; Freeville Bog ; Mud Creek, Free- 

 ville (D. !) ; Malloryville; McLean; Beaver Brook (£).!); and elsewhere. 



E. Que. to Minn., southw. to Ga. and Mo. ; infrequent on the Coastal Plain. 



Highly variable in width of leaf and color of flower, the latter being either red or 

 orange. 



[L. superbum L. 



Dudley lists this species as "frequent," while the preceding species is said to be 

 "scarce." Many collectors have since attempted to locate L. superbum here, but with- 

 out success. The material is all uniformly L. canadense] 



[L. tigrinum Ker. Tiger Lily. 



, Occasionally escapes from cultivation, but is very doubtfully spontaneous. 

 Native of e. Asia.] 



7. Erythronium L. 

 1. E. americanum Ker. Yellow Adder's-tongue. Dog's-tooth Violet. 



Rich gravelly or alluvial banks, in nonacid soils ; common. Apr.-May. 



Frequent in the above-named soils near Ithaca, becoming much more common in 

 the Ellis Hollow, Freeville, and McLean regions, and on some of the richer soils 

 n. of Ithaca. 



N. B. to Ont. and Minn., southw. to Fla., Tenn., and Tex.; rare or absent on 

 the Coastal Plain. 



