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Gktos 1H STREPTOPUS. 



Perianth 6-pnrtetl, rcvohitc, cninpanulatc, with nectarife- 

 rous pores at the base. Sfamens 0. Sfyle 1. Fruit baccate, 

 sub-globose, 3-ceIleil, few seeded. 



1 S RosEis. Sd-m erect, glabrous, dichotomous. Leaves ovnl, ncuminntc, 

 clasping, iimiiy nerved. Flutrers axillary, soliiory, small, on nodding pedun- 

 cles. 



Rose colored. % May — June. Mountains. 12-18 in. 



Genus IV MEDEOL.\. 



Verianth O-parteil, revoliite. Stamrns 0. Stigmas 3, uni- 

 ted at the base. Fruit 3 ceiled, each cell 3-6-seeded. 



1 M VrR'iiNicA. Sfem erect, terete, wiih small sheaths at each joint. 



Leaves verticillnte around tijc middle of the stem, 6-8 in a whorl, a three 



leaved whorl at the summi', Iance<ilate, S-nerv^ed, entire, memhranaceous. 



flowers ternunal on peduncles arisins: from the upper whorl. Indian cucumber. 



Yellow. l\- Alay — July. In rich shaded soils, 12-18 in. 



Genus V TRILLIU.M. 



Perianth G-parted, the 3 outer resciiihli r.g a calyx, the 3 in- 

 ner pctaloid. Stamens 6, inserted into the base of thesegments. 

 Stigmas 3, usually distinct. Fruit 3-cellcd, many seeded. 



1 T. Sessile, intern erect, glabrous, spotted, with sheaths at the base. 

 Leaves 3 at the summit of the stem, sessile, broad ovale, acute. Flowers ses- 

 sile, erect, the petal-like segments lanceolate, erect, twice as long as the ca- 

 lyx. Fncit glabrous, dark purple. 



Dark purple. %. March April. Rich lands, common. 6-12 in. 



2 T PusfLLUM. Plant small. Leat^es sessile, oval, oblong, obtuse. Pe-. 

 duncle erect. Petals scarcely longer than the caly.v. 



I- lesh colored. % May — June. Pine barrens. 8-6 in. 



3 T Erectum. Leaves broad, rhomboid, acuminate, sessile. Peduncle 

 inclining. Flower nodding. I'ltaLs ovate, acuminate. Hat, broader than the 

 calyx. 



Dark purple, or white. % May — June. Common. 



4 T GRANDiFiiORfM. leaves rhomboid-ovate, broad, sessile, acuminate. 

 Peduncle erect, or slighdy inclined. Flower nearly erect. Petals longer than 

 the calvx, spatulatelanceolate. 



White, or reddish. % May — Jime. Banks of streams. 8-12 in. 



5 T Er^throcarpum. J^eaves ovate, acuminate, round»id at the base* 

 •bruptly roniracied into a short petiole. Peduncle erect, or declining. Petals 

 ovate-lanceolate, recurved, broader than the calyx. 



White, with purple veins. % May — June. Shady woods. 6-8 in. 



6 T Pendclum. leaves rhomboidal, nearly round, acuminate, almost ses- 

 sile. Peduncle recurved. Flower pendulous. Petals ovale, acuminate, ex- 

 pandine, about equal to the calyx. 



While, wiih red veins. % April — May. .Mountains- 10-12 in. 



7 T CEB.vtnTii. Ijcaves rhomboidal, acuminate, very larg^, on rather long 

 peduncles. PeduncU recurved. Petals lanceolate, acuminate, reflected, 

 about as long an the cnlvx. 



White. '4 April— May. Rocky places 12-18 in. 



8 T Catesb-ei. Leaves obovate, and oval, acuminate, attenuate at the 



