316 THE VEGETABLE WORLD. 
common in the swamps of the United States; another, Calla palus- 
tris, in the deep muddy marshes of South Lapland, in 64° north. 
The beautiful creations which constitute the Liliales have been 
cultivated and admired for ages. In Fig. 363 the'petaloid corolla 
of the Lily is represented ; ; and in Fig. 364 the group of Lilies 
represented will give a general idea of the habit of the type of the 
LIntaes. ., 
The protecting envelope of the flower of the Lily (Fig. 363) 18 
composed of six folioles or petals, which as a whole form the 
delicate white and odorous flowers of the Lily. Of these six folioles, 
the three exterior ones constitute a petal-shaped calyx; while the 
three inner oe which are placed alternately with those of the outer 
exert ; hits 
* Fig. 863.—Petaloid Corolla of the Lily. ~ ae - 
circle, and differ slightly in form and colour from them, constite a 
the corolla. = 
The Andreecaeum is composed of six stamens, disposed in pe 
ticilles with white filaments, elongate two-celled anthers attached 
their backs, filled with a yellowish pollen, and opening longit 
The pistil of the Liry is composed of three carpels, as 
_ ascertained by an examination of the constituent ee 
may 
