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leaves whorled ; flowers small, in axillary panicles ; woods ; May. 

 Vicinity of Boston, Concord Turnpike. Big. 



The Yam, so important an article of food in tropical countries, 

 belongs to this genus. 



ORDER 251. LILIACE.E. Lily Tribe. 



Perianth or corolla 6-petalled, regular, sometimes cohering in 

 a tube ; stamens 6, under the germ, and style 1, and stigma sim- 

 ple ; ovary superior, 3-celled, many-seeded ; fruit dry, capsular, 

 3-celled, with flat seeds ; flowers large, often solitary, commonly 

 with fine colors ; leaves with parallel veins. 



Abound in the temperate parts of the Northern hemisphere ; dis- 

 tinguished for their beauty, but possess few important properties. 



Lilium. L. 6. ]. Lily. 

 Perianth bell-form, 6-divided, colored, and each segment has a 

 nectariferous line through the middle. About 20 species have 

 been described ; named from the Celtic for whiteness, as some of 

 the flowers are very white. 



L. Philadelphicum. L. Red Lily. Grows in woods and 

 meadows, about 20 inches high, with erect flowers of a deep- 

 orange color, spotted with red ; leaves lanceolate, whorled, or 

 scattered ; July. 



L. Canadense. L. Yellow Lily. Grows in meadows, 2 

 feet high or more, leaves nerved and in whorls, with several nod- 

 ding flowers. When the flowers are very many, and arranged in 

 a pyramidal form, as they frequently occur, it forms probably the 

 L. superbum, L., as suggested by Dr. Beck and others ; it is, 

 then, a splendid plant. Both of these species would amply re- 

 pay cultivation. 



L. candidum. L. White Lily. From the Levant ; has 

 splendid white flowers. 



L. bulbiferum. L. Orange Lily. From Italy, is another 

 beautiful plant in gardens. 



