Il8 COXNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. [ Bull. 



LILIACEAE. LILY FAMILY. 

 CHAMAELIRIUM Willd. Devil's Bit. 



Chamaelirium luteum (L.)Gray (yellow). 

 Chamaeliriuin caroUniamim Willd. 

 Blazing Star. True Unicorn-root. 



Meadows and low woods. Occasional in the southwestern 

 part of the state, becoming rare or local northward and east- 

 ward, reaching Salisbury (Bissell), East Haddam (W. E. 

 Selden, Dr. E. J. Thompson). May — June. 



The rootstock is medicinal. 



MELANTHIUM L. 



Melanthium latifolium Desr. (broad-leaved). 

 Melanthium racemosum Michx. 

 Crisped Bunch-flower. 



Rare. Dry woods: Greenwich, at North Greenwich (P. 

 Alcott, 1869). July — Aug. 



VERATRUM L. False Hellebore. 



Veratrum viride Ait. (green). 



American White Hellebore. Indian Poke. Green Hellebore. 



Poor Annie. 



Frequent to common. Wet woods, open swamps and wet 

 meadows. May — June. 



The rootstock is medicinal, is an active poison and is offici- 

 nal. The early colonists used the plant as an insecticide. 



UVULARIA L. Bellwort. 

 Uvularia perfoliata L. (through a leaf; i. e., with leaves clasp- 

 ing the stem). 

 Bellwort. 



Frequent. Dry or moist ground, usually in woods but 

 sometimes occurring in fence-rows or even in fields. May — 

 June. 



The root is medicinal and has acquired some local reputa- 

 tion as a remedy against snake bites. 



