234' 
hexandria monogynia. Smilacina/ 
racemosa . 
In Virginia and Canada* Desfontaines . 1/ . 4 - . Flowers 
very small, white. 
S. caule alterne folioso, foliis sessilibus oblongo-ovalibus 
acuminatis nervosis pubescentibus, floribus terminali- 
bus racemoso-paniculatis, — Desfont. 1. c. p. 51. 
Icon. Com. canad. t. 37 . P/w&. a/m. 311./. 2. i?o/. 
mog . 899 . 
In mountain woods : Canada to Carolina ; common. 
2 /. . June, July. v. v. Flowers small, yellowish. 
ewgmtifo - 
Hum . 
300. POLYGONATUM. Desfont . inmus.hist. nat. 9 . 
p. 48. 
1 . P. caule tereti, foliis alternis sessilibus elliptico-lanceo- 
latis sensim acutis subtrinervibus glabris, pedunculis 
axillaribus elongatis subbifloris. 
Convallaria biflora. Walt. Jl. car. 122 . 
In rocky situations : Pensylvania to Virginia. I/ . May, 
June. v. v. Fiowers yellowish-white, with green 
tips, as most of this genus. 
canalicula - 
tum. 
2 . P. caule canaliculato, foliis alternis amplexicaulibus ob- 
longis margine pubescentibus, pedunculis axillaribus 
bifloris. 
Convallaria canaliculata. Willd. hort. heroi. 45. 
In shady woods : Pensylvania to Virginia. 1/. June. 
v. v. 
pulescens. 
3. P. caule teretiusculo sulco exarato, foliis alternis am- 
plexicaulibus ovatis subtus pubescentibus, pedunculis 
axillaribus subbifloris. 
Convallaria pubescens. Willd. hort. heroi. 45. cum icone . 
On rocks, near water : New England to Carolina. % . 
May, June. v. v. 
hirtum . 
. 4. P. caule angulato hispido, foliis alternis subamplexicau- 
libus ovatis obtuse acuminatis, pedunculis axillaribus 
trifloris. 
Convallaria hirta. Lam. encycl. 4. p. 3dg. 
In North America. Bosc. % . -f . 
multiflorum . 
5 . P. caule tereti, foliis alternis amplexicaulibus oblongo- 
ovalibus, pedunculis axillaribus multifloris. — Desfont . 
1. c. p. 50. 
Convallaria multiflora. Willd. sp. pl. 2. p . 162 . 
Icon. FI. dan. J52. Ahhotyj. Engl. lot.2jg. 
In dry hilly woods : Canada to Carolina. 11 • June, July. 
v.v. 
