168 HEXANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. 



On the banks of the "Wissahickon, under the shade of Abies 

 Canadensis, and in a boggy wood, a mile south of Laundreth's 

 garden Not common. I have rarely met with it in Jersey. 

 Perennial. May. 



racemosa. 2. S. stem leafy; leaves alternate, sessile, oblong- 

 oval, acuminate, nerved, pubescent ; flowers in 

 terminal racemose panicles. — Pursh. 

 Convallaria racemosa, L., Walt., Mich. 

 Pluk. aim. t. 511. f. 2. Bot. Mag. 899. 



Claster-Jlowered Convcdlary. 



From one foot to eighteen inches high. Flowers in a large 

 terminal racemose panicle, and of a yellowish-white colour. 

 Berries scarlet-red. On the borders of cultivated fields and 

 thickets, and in woods; common. Perennial. June, July. 



170. POLYGONATUM. Desfont. Ann. des. Mus. vol. 9. p. 48. 



(Asparagi.) 



Corolla inferior, 6-cleft, cylindric. Filaments 

 inserted on the upper part of the tube. 

 Berry 3-celled; cells 2-seeded. 



aroitiflorum. l. P. stem terete; leaves alternate, amplexicaule, 

 oblong-oval ; peduncles axillary, many-flower- 

 ed. — Pursh. 

 Convallaria multiflora, "Willd. 



Icon. Fl. Dan. 152. Engl. Bot. t. 272. 



Many -flowered Solomon's Seal. Wild Asparagus. 



About two or three feet high ; stem round, drooping or 

 curved so as to form a bow. Flowers hanging down under the 

 leaves; yellowish-white. Berries dark blue. The turiones, or 

 young shoots of this species, are eaten as Asparagus. In woods, 

 among rocks ; very common. Perennial. June, July. 



171. ORONTIUM Gen. pi. 587. (Aroidea.) 



Spadix cylindric, covered with florets. Co- 

 rolla about 6-petalled ? naked. Style and 

 stigma scarcely any. Utriculiis 1- seed- 

 ed. — Nutt. 



