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SMILACEiE. 



Trillium. 



length of the linear-subulate filaments : connective scarcely produced beyond the apex. 

 Styles distinct to the base, stigmatose the whole length on the inside. Berry ovoid, obscurely 

 3-sided, nearly three-fourths of an inch in diameter, and dark purple when mature. Seeds 

 oblong-ovoid, striate, purple ; the raphe thick and fleshy. 



Moist shady woods. Near Troy (Dr. Aikin). Fl. May. Fr. August. 



3. Trillium e rectum, Linn. False Waherohin. 



Leaves broadly rhomboid, acuminate, sessile ; peduncle inclined, the flower a little nodding ; 

 petals ovate, acute or acuminate, flat, spreading, usually a little longer than the ovate lan- 

 ceolate sepals. — Linn. sp. 1. p. 340 ; Pursh, fl. 1. p. 245 ; Ell. sk. 1. p. 427 ; Torr. fl. 

 1. p. 376; Beck, bot. p. 361 ; Hook. fl. Bor.-Am. 2. p. 180. 



var. 1, atropurpureum : petals dark purple. Pursh, I. c. T. atropurpureum, Bot. mag. 

 t. 470. T. rhomboideum, var. atropurpureum, Michx. fl. 1, p. 215. T. fcetidum, Salisb. 

 parid. Bond. t. 35. 



var. 2, album : potals white. Pursh, I. c. ; Ell. sk. 1. c. ; Torr. fl. 1. c. ; Beck, I. c. ; 

 Hook. 1. c. T. rhomboideum, var. album, Michx. I. c. 

 var. 3, flavum : petals white. 



Stem 10 - 15 inches high, rather stout. Leaves mostly broader than long, variable in size, 

 with a short abrupt acumination. Peduncle 1-3 inches long, inclined more or less to one 

 side. Flower 1 - 21 inches in diameter, of an unpleasant odor. Stamens and styles as in 

 the preceding species. Ripe fruit not seen. 



Shady moist woods : var. 1, frequent in most parts of the State : var. 2, western counties, 

 particularly along the Mohawk, where it is more common than the preceding form : var. 3, 

 Hamilton, Madison county, and Norwich, Chenango county : frequent (Dr. Douglas). Fl. 

 May. 



4. Trillium grandiflorum, Salisb. Large-jlowered Trillium. 



Leaves broadly rhomboid-ovate, sessile ; peduncle inclined ; flower somewhat erect ; petals 

 obovate, much longer than the ovate-lanceolate sepals. — Salisb. parad. Bond. t. 1 ; Pursh, 

 fl. I. p. 246 ; Ell. sk. 1. p. 427 ; Nutt. gen. 1. p. 239 ; Torr. fl. 1. p. 377 ; Iiook.fl. Bor.- 

 Am. 2. p. 180. T. rhomboideum, var. grandiflorum, Michx. fl. 1. p. 216. T. erythrocarpum, 

 Bot. mag. t. 835 (not of Michx.). 



Stem 10-15 inches high. Leaves 2-4 inches long, acuminate, roundish-rhomboid. 

 Peduncle l|-3 inches long. Sepals usually about two-thirds the length of the corolla. 

 Petals white, often nearly two inches in length, with a short blunt point, or obtuse. Stamens 

 one-third the length of the corolla ; the anthers obtuse : connective not produced at the 

 summit. Styles distinct to the base. 



"Woods : western and southwestern counties : rare. Fl. May. 



