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Occasional to frequent. Usually in meadows and alluvial 

 soil near the larger streams ; sometimes in rich or dry woods 

 and thickets or on sandy banks. May — June. 



The rootstock is medicinal. 



CONVALLARIA L. Lily of the Valley. 

 Convallaria majalis L. (blooming in May). 

 Lily of the Valley. 



Rare. Escaped from cultivation to roadsides, thickets and 

 waste places: New Haven, at East Rock (H. M. Denslow 

 et al), Southington (Andrews), Oxford (Harger), Stratford 

 (Eames). May. In Connecticut adventive from Europe. 

 The rootstock and roots are medicinal and are officinal. 



MEDEOLA L. Indian Cucumber-root. 

 Medeola virginiana L. 

 Indian Cucumber-root. 



Rich woods. Occasional in most parts of the state, becom- 

 ing common in southwestern Connecticut. May — June. 



The rootstock is edible, somewhat resembling cucumber in 

 flavor. 



TRILLIUM L. Wake Robin. Birthroot. 

 Trillium erectum L. (erect). 



Purple or Red Trillium. Birthroot. Red Benjamin. 



Rich and often rocky woods. Rare or occasional in south- 

 eastern Connecticut, becoming frequent northward and west- 

 ward, and common in the southwestern part of the state. Mid- 

 April — May. 



Both white-flowered and yellow-flowered forms are occa- 

 sionally found. The flowers exhale a very disagreeable odor. 



Trillium grandiflorum (Michx.) Salisb. (large-flowered). 

 Large-flowered White Trillium. 



Rare. Weston, in rocky rich woods (Mrs. Mabel Osgood 

 Wright). May. 



Trillium cernuum L. (nodding). 

 Nodding Trillium, White Trillium. 



Rich moist woods. Occasional in southeastern and south- 

 western Connecticut, apparently rare elsewhere. May. 



