538 ORDER CXXX. LILIACEiE. 



1. 1ST. Georgia'na. Stem erect, with small, subulate scales at the 

 base. Leaves linear, long, coriaceous, scabrous along the margins. 

 Flowers in racemose panicles, small. — White. 2£. April — May. Sand- 

 hills. Middle Carolina and Georgia. 



Genus VII.— POLYGONA'TUM. Desf. 6—1. 



(From polus, many, and gonu, joint.) 



Periav.th d-cleft, cylindrical. Stamens 6, inserted near the 

 summit of the tube. Fruit baccate, 3-celled, with two seeds in 

 each cell. 



1. P. biflo'rum, (Walt.) Stem erect, glabrous. Leaves elliptic-lance- 

 olate, sessile, alternate, 3-nerved. Peduncles axillary, solitary, 2-flow- 

 ered. — Pale yellow. 0. July — Aug. 12 — 18 inches. 



2. P. multiflo'rum, (L.) Stem erect, terete. Leaves oblong, oval, 

 broader than the preceding species, amplexicaul, usually 7-nerved. 

 Peduncles long, axillary, several-flowered. — Pale yellow. @. April 

 — August. Common. 15 — 24 inches. 



3. P. pubes'cens, (Pursh.) Stem slightly furrowed. Leaves ovate, 

 alternate, amplexicaul, pubescent beneath. Peduncles short, axillary, 

 usually 2-flowered. — @. May — June. On the banks of rivulets. 1 — 

 2 feet. Solomon's Seal. 



Genus VIIL— CONVALLA'RIA. L. 6—1. 

 (From convallis, a valley.) 



Perianth campanulate, 6-cleft, inferior. Stamens 6, inserted 

 into the base of the perianth. Style 1. Fruit globose, 3-cell- 

 ed, cells 1 — 2-seeded. 



1. C. Maja'lis, (L.) Leaves ovate ; scape naked, smooth. Flowers 

 in spikes, campanulate, nodding. — White. If. May. Mountains. 

 1—2 feet. 



Genus IX.— SMILACI'NA. Desf. 6—1. 

 (From smile, a scraper, from its rough stem.) 



Perianth 6-parted, expanding. Stamens 6, expanding, in- 

 serted into the base of the segments of the perianth.' Fruit 

 baccate, 3-celled. 



1. S. umbella'ta, (Pursh.) Stem erect, pubescent. Leaves embracing 

 the base of the stem, oblong-oval, many-nerved, attenuate at the base, 

 ciliate. Flowers in a small terminal umbel. — Pale yellow. If. May 

 — Aug. 12 — 15 inches. 



2. S. racemo'sa, (Pursh.) Stem geniculate, leafy. Leaves oblong, 

 sessile, acuminate, many-nerved. Flowers in terminal racemes, crowd- 

 ed. — Nearly white. 2f. June — July. Common. 1 — 2 feet. 



False Spikenard. 



Genus X.— ORNITHOG 'ALUM. 6—1. (Star of Bethlehem.) 

 Perianth 6 -leaved, erect, persistent, expanding near the sum- 



