No. 14.] FLOWERING PLANTS AND FERNS. 121 



ERYTHRONIUM L. Dog's-tooth Violet. 



Erythronium americanum Ker. 



Yellow Adder's Tongue. Yellow Dog's-tooth Lily or Violet. 



Snake-leaf. Trout Lily. 



Meadows and rich woods. Local in southeastern Connec- 

 ticut, common elsewhere. April — May. 



Sometimes used as a pot-herb. The dried bulbs, if not 

 kept too long, are said to be nutritious. The leaves and root 

 are medicinal. 



ORNITHOGALUM L. Star of Bethlehem. 



Ornithogalum umbellatum L. (umbellate). 

 Star of Bethlehem, Go-to-Bed-Noon. 



Rare or occasional. Escaped from gardens to fields and 

 waste places, mostly near dwellings and in shaded moist 

 ground. May — June. Naturalized from Europe. 



MUSCARI Mill. Grape Hyacinth. 



Muscari botryoides (L.) Mill, (like a cluster of grapes). 

 Grape Hyacinth. Babies' Breath. 



Rare. Roadsides and grassland near dwellings, as an 

 escape from cultivation: Norwich (Mrs. E. E. Rogers), East 

 Lyme (Graves), Seymour and Southbury (Harger), New 

 Haven (Eaton Herb.), Milford (Eames & C. C. Godfrey). 

 May. Adventive from Europe. 



Muscari racemosum (L.) Mill, (racemose). 

 Starch Grape Hyacinth. Feather Hyacinth. 



Rare or local. Grassland near dwellings: New London 

 and Lyme (Graves), Guilford (G. H. Bartlett), Fairfield 

 (Eames), Stamford (W. H. Hoyt). May. Naturalized from 

 Europe. 



Reproduces quite rapidly by forming new bulbs, is very 

 persistent and may give much trouble in lawns. 



YUCCA L. Bear Grass. Spanish Bayonet. 



Yucca filamentosa L. (bearing slender threads). 

 Adam's Needle. Thread-and-Needle. 



Rare. Escaped from cultivation to waste ground : Groton 



