224 HEXAXDR1A MOXOUYXIA 



from ab,>ut the middle. Stamens about as lung as the style, and scarcely half 

 long as the perianth. Stigma pubescent at summit, obscurely bifid ? (entire T ** 

 stigmas 3, Ell) Capsule subturbinate. Seeds acuminate, with the point incurved' 

 I/ab. Moist low grounds ; thickets: common. Ft, April. Fr. May— June 



Obs. This handsome little plant very commonly associates with the Pat 

 It .folium. Two or three other species are enumerated in the U. States. 



178. LILIUM. L. JYutt. Gen. 324. 

 [Supposed from the Celtic, Li, white ; the Lily being emblematic of whiteness.] 

 Perianth campanulate, deeply 6- parted ; Begroents mostly recurved 

 with a longitudinal nectariferous groove within, from the middle to the 

 base. Stamens shorter than the style. Ovary superior ; style mostly 

 as lon^ as the perianth ; stigma thick, triangular, entire. ' Cahsul 

 oblong, 3-celled, 3-valved, the valves connected by latticed hairs. Seeth 

 numerous, flat. 



Herbaceous : stems simple, leafy; leaves sessile, alternate, or verticillate- 

 flowers terminal, subumbellate. Aal. Ord. 251. Limit. Liliacejb. ' 



1. L. piuladelpiiiccx, L* Loaves verticillate above, lincar-lancco 

 late, smooth; stem 1 to 2 or 3-flowered ; perianth erect, campanulate" 

 with the segments unguiculate. Meek, Bot. p. 364. ' 



Philadelphia* Lilium. Vulgo — Wild Lily. 



Root perennial, bulbous. Stem 2 to 3 feet high, terete, trlabrous, shinins 

 Z*ar«?2to3inches long, and about half an inch wide, smooth on both sides in 

 verticils of 6 or 8, the lower ones often alternate, or scattered. Flower mostly 

 solitary (sometimes 2 or 3), erect, on a terminal peduncle 1 to 3 inches Ion- 

 Perianth reddish orange-color, with fulvous or purplish spots wkhia j segment* 

 about 3 inches long, lanceolate,-l third of their length, at base, contracted 

 into narrow claws. Hlaments slender, smooth ; anthers incumbent, linear, large 

 (I third to half an inch long). Capsule oblong, obtusely triangular, with the in- 

 gles sulcate. 



Hah. Woodlands, and borders of thickets: frequent. Ft. June— July. F r . Sept 



2. L. canadexse, L. Leaves generally verticillate, lanceolate, dis- 

 tinctly nerved, nerves hairy beneath ; peduncles terminal, elongated 

 usually by threes ; perianth nodding, campanulate, with the segments 

 lanceolate, and slightly revolute. Beck, Hot. p. 365. 

 Canadian Lilium. Vulgd— Wild Lily. 



Root perennial, bulbous. Stem 2 to 3 feet high, terete, smooth and shining 

 Leaves* to 3 inches long, and half an inch to 3 quarters wide, the margins and 

 nerves beneath scabrous with short hairs, in verticils of 4 to 6 leaves, verticils often 

 rather distant. Flowers sometimes solitary, but mostly about 3, and occasionally as 

 many as o, 7, and even 10, all nodding, on peduncles 3 to 6 inches Ion-. Perianth 

 yellow (sometimes reddish orange), with numerous roundish dark purple spots on 

 he ms.de ; segments 2 to 3 inches long, lanceolate, acuminate, recurved from near 

 the middle. 



Bab. Meadows, and borders of woodlands: common. Ft. June-July. Fr. Sept. 



L L '- 8 * PK " BU>r > , Z - Leavcs verticillate below, linear-lanceolate, 

 acummate, 3-ncrvcd, smooth ; flowers often in a pyramidal raceme ; pe- 

 mntn mostly nodding, with the segments revolute. JBctk, Bot. p. 865. 

 ScriRB Liucx. Vulgu— Turk's Cap. 



