FAM. 29. i> 



he perianth; styles 3, distinct; ovary superior, 3-celled; 

 ruit a capsule. 



Stamens 6, .---_-_---_- 2 

 . Stamens 9-12. Pleea 



P. tenuifolia. Rigid, rush-like herb with narrowly linear leaves, mainly basal; 



raceme 3-9 flowered, interrupted; perianth linear, spreading. Swampy 



pine-land. Fall. 

 Flowers perfect, -----------3 



. Flowers monoecious or polygamous, --------7 



Flowers dioecious, --------- Chamaelirium 



C. luteum, Blazing-Star, Devil's-Bit. Caulescent fleshy herbs with spatulate, 

 broadly petioled leaves, mainly basal; racemes spike-like, staminate per- 

 ianths white; sepals and petals narrowly linear. Open woods. Spring 

 and Summer. 

 . Flowers in spikes, -------- Schoenocaulon 



S. dubium tgracile). Scapose herbs with linear basal leaves; spikes slender, 

 interrupted; perianth greenish, with oblong leathery leaves. Dry pine- 

 land. Spring. 

 Flowers in racemes, _--______-4 



L Flowers in panicles, ________--6 



. Anthers oblong or ovate, ------- Xerophyllum 



X. asphodeloides, Turkey-beard. Stems with numerous sessile, linear leaves; 

 racemes many-flowered, perianth white; capsule with 2 seeds in each cell. 

 Dry pine-land. Early Summer. 

 . Anthers cordate or reniform, --------- 5 



1. Ovules few in each cell; seeds 1-2 in each cavity, thick, reddish- 

 brown, ---------- Chrosperma 



C. (Amianthium) muscaetoxicum, Fly-poison. Caulescent herbs with numer- 

 ous leaves, mainly basal, linear; racemes cylindric, continuous; perianth 

 white, turning greenish; capsule 3-lobed. In sandy woods. Summer. 

 >. Ovules several in each cell; seeds few, narrow, - - _ Tracyanthus 



T. (Zygadenusi angustifolius, Amianthium angustifolium, Crow-poison. Cau- 

 lescent herbs with alternate, linear, mainly basal leaves; racemes termi- 

 nal; perianth white, turning purplish. Low ground. Spring. 

 \. Sepals and petals glandless, ------- Triantha 



T. racemosa <Tofieldia pubens). Pubescent herbs, more or less viscid; leaves 

 linear, mainly basal; panicles narrow, interrupted; perianth whitish; seeds 

 appendaged at each end. Low ground. Summer. 

 \. Sepals and petals with 2 glands near the base, _ _ - Zygadenus 



Z. glaberrimus. Caulescent herbs with glaucous, linear, alternate leaves; perianth 

 white; seeds angled. Swampy ground. Summer. 

 '. Perianth brown; sepals and petals pubescent, glandless; seeds several 



in each cavity, flat, broadly-winged, - _ _ - - Veratrum 



V. intermedium, False Hellebore. Leaves narrow-elliptic with short sheath- 

 ing petioles; those on the stem lanceolate to linear. Hammocks. Sum- 

 mer. 

 '. Perianth white, sepals and petals glandless; seeds about 4 in each 



cavity, ant -------- Stenanthium 



S. gramineum angusufoliumj. Caulescent, slender herbs with linear, mainly 



