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base of the old one. Leaves narrowly oblong, not mottled, 1-2.5 cm. long, some* 

 what folded; flower lavender tinted, 2-5 cm. long; perianth-segments not recurved; 

 style slender; stigmas recurved; capsule obovoid, 1-3 cm. high. On prairies, 

 Iowa to Mo., Neb. and Kans. 



4. Erythronium propullans A. Gray. Minnesota Adder's-tongue. 

 (I. F. f. 1015.) Corm ovoid, not developing offshoots. Stem 1.5-2 dm. long, bear- 

 ing a fleshy curved offshoot 2-5 cm. long from a slit near the base of the petiole- 

 sheath; leaves oblong, acute, 0.5-1 dm. long, slightly mottled or green; flower 

 rose or pink, about 1.2 cm. long, on a filiform peduncle shorter than the leaves; 

 perianth-segments with a yellow base, apparently not recurved, none of them auri- 

 cled; stigmas mere ridges. In rich woods, Minn. Also in S. Ont. (according to 

 Macoun) and reported from New York. May. 



9. CALOCHORTUS Pursh. 



Herbs, with coated corms, linear leaves and large peduncled flowers. Perianth- 

 segments spreading or connivent, yellow, blue, purple, white or variegated; the 3 

 outer sepal-like, narrow; the 3 inner petaloid, gland-bearing, and barbed or spotted 

 within. Stamens 6, hypogynous ; anthers linear or oblong. Ovary 3 -celled; 

 ovules numerous; style very short or none; stigmas 3, recurved. Capsule 3-angled, 

 mostly septicidal, the valves sometimes 2-cleft. Seeds flat. [Greek, signifying 

 beautiful herb.] About 35 species, natives of western N. Am. and Mex. 



Anthers obtuse; gland of inner perianth-segments orbicular or oval. 1. C. Nuttallii. 

 Anthers acute; gland transverse, curved or reniform. 2. C. Gunnisoni. 



1. Calochortus Nuttallii T. & G. Nuttall's Mariposa Lily. (I. F. f. 

 1016.) Corm 1-2 cm. high. Stem few-leaved, 0.7-4 dm. tall; leaves 2-8 cm. 

 long, 2-5 mm. wide, the lowest commonly bearing a bulb in its axil; outer perianth- 

 segments lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, acute or acuminate, shorter than the inner; 

 inner perianth-segments obovate-cuneate, 1-2.5 cm. wide, white, lilac or yellowish, 

 with a yellow base and a purple or purplish spot, the gland orbicular or oval; fila- 

 ments 6-8 mm. long; about equalling the oblong sagittate anthers; capsule 6-8 mm. 

 thick, acuminate. S. Dak. to Neb. and Cal. June-July. 



2. Calochortus Gunnisoni S. Wats. Gunnison's Mariposa Lily. (I. F. f. 

 1017.) Stem 1.5-4 dm. high. Leaves usually less than 2 mm. wide, involute, at 

 least when dry ; outer perianth-segments lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, scarious- 

 margined, acuminate; inner perianth-segments similar to those of the preceding, 

 lilac, yellowish below the middle, purple-lined and banded, the gland transverse, 

 oblong, curved or reniform, pubescent; anthers acute; capsule narrowly oblong, 

 narrowed at both ends. S. Dak. and Neb. to Ariz, and N. Mex. June-July. 



10. QUAMASIA Raf. [CAMASSIA Lindl.] 



Scapose herbs, with membranous-coated edible bulbs, linear basal leaves, and 

 rather large, blue, purple or white bracted flowers in a terminal raceme. Perianth 

 of 6 separate equal persistent 3-7 -nerved segments. Pedicels jointed at the base 

 of the flower. Stamens inserted at the bases of the perianth-segments; filaments 

 filiform; anthers oblong or linear-oblong, versatile, introrse. Ovary 3 -celled, ses- 

 sile; ovules numerous in each cavity; style filiform, its base persistent; stigma 

 3-lobed. Capsule oval, 3-angled, loculicidal. Seeds black, shining. [From 

 quamash, the Indian name.] About 4 species, natives of N. Am. 



1. Quamasia hyacinthina (Raf.) Britton. Wild Hyacinth. (I. F. f. 

 1018.) Bulb ovoid, its outer coat usually nearly black. Scape slender, 3-6 dm. 

 tall; basal leaves acuminate, shorter than the scape, 3-8 mm. wide; raceme open; 

 flowers several or many; pedicels filiform, about as long as the bracts and the peri- 

 anth; bracts long-acuminate; perianth-segments narrowly oblong, 3-5-nerved, blue 

 or nearly white, longer than the stamens; capsule about 8 mm. high, the valves 

 transversely veined. In meadows and along streams, Penn. to Minn., Ala. and 

 Tex. April-May. 



11. ORNITHOGALUM L. 



Scapose herbs, with coated bulbs, narrow basal fleshy leaves, and large white 

 or yellow flowers in a terminal bracted corymb or raceme. Perianth-segments 



