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THE 
CANADIAN 
NATURALIST 
valved and six stamens. These flowers are called by some 
of the Americans;, the White and the Red Death : for what 
reason so ominous a name is given them^ I am unable 
to determine. Their botanical appellations are Trillium 
Pictwm the white^, and Trillium Fcetidum the red. Here 
WHITE DEATH FLOWER. 
Trillium Pictum. 
