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5. CONVALLARIA, Linn. Lily of the Valley. 



Lat. convallis, a valley, the locality of somo specioe. 



Perianth boll-shaped, 6'partcd. Stamens 6, divergent, 

 arising from the base of the segment. Berry globose, 2- 

 cclled. — An elegant sweet-scented perennial herb, often culti- 

 vated in gardens ivitli mostly 2 radical ovate leaves, and a slender 

 scape bearing while Jluwers in a single rank* 



C. majalis, L- Lily of the Valley. 



Scape nakud, smooth, semi cylindric; leaves nearly radical . ovate ; raceme simple, 

 onc-sid.d. 



Allegheny mnuntaius, common in cultivation. May, Scape- 8 inches liigh. 

 Leaves 4 to 7 inches long, ovate-elliptical, pointed. 



Tribe 2. ASPIIODELEJE. The Asphodel Tribe. 



Fruit a few to many seeded capsule, 3 celled, lcculicidal. Seeds nnatropous or 

 M&phKropous. 



3ec. i. Not bulbous.^ 



G: IIEMOROOALLIS, Linn. Day Lilt. 



Gr. hemera, a day, and hallos, beautiful ; its flowers lasting but a day. 



Perianth funnel-form, lily-like, the short tube enclosing 

 the ovary, the spreading, limb G-parted. Stamens 6. insert- 

 ed on the throat of the perianth : filaments long and 

 thread-lik-e, declined :. stigma simple. Capsule rather 

 fleshy, 3-angled, .3-vulved, with several black round seeds in 

 each cell. — Shoiey:percnnial exotics, icith fleshy fibrous roots, 

 radical linear, keeled 2-rankcd leaves and yellow or reddish 

 flowers, (which collapse and decay after expanding for a 

 single day) borne on tall scapes. 



1. H. fulya, L.. Common Day Lily. 



Inner divisions of the perianth wavy and obtuse, the veins branched. 



Damp grounds, escaped from cultivation and naturalized. July. Leaves nu- 

 merous, about 2 feet long, and an inch wide, smooth, acute. Flowers large, tawny 

 orange or reddish. Scape round, thick, smooth, 3 feet high. Style striate. 



2. II. FLAVA, L, Yellow Day Lily. 



Divisions of the perianth^ flat, the veins undivided. Native cf South Europe, 

 July. Leaves 1 to 2 feet long, y 2 inch wide, keeled. Scape 2 feet high, branching. 

 Flowers large, yellow, sweet-scented. Cultivated. 



3. II^graminea, L. Grassdeaved Day Lily. 



Leaves grass-like, linear,, keeled ; 3 inner perianth lobes larger, waved, the outer 

 smaller. Native of South Europe. July* Leaves 6 to 28 inches long, narrower- 

 and much smaller than in either of the preceding species. Scape 9 to 12 inches - 

 h5gh, 3 to 6-flowered. Perianth orange-yellow on the inside, reddish on the outsids . . 

 Rare in Cultivation. 



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