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HEXANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. 
On the banks of the Wissahickon, under the shade of Abies 
Canadensis, and in a bog’gy wood, a mile south of Laundreth’s 
garden Not common. I have rarely met with it in Jersey. 
Perennial. May. 
racemosa. 2. S. stem leafy ^ leaves alternate, sessile, oblong- 
oval, acuminate, nerved, pubescent ; flowers in 
terminal racemose panicles. — Pursh. 
Convallaria racemosa, L., Walt., Mich. 
Pluk. aim. t. 311. f. 2. Bot. Mag. 899. 
Cluster-Jlowered Convallary. 
From one foot to eighteen inches high. Flowers in a large 
terminal racemose panicle, and of a yellowish-white colour. 
Berries scarlet-red. On the borders of cultivated fields and 
thickets, and in woods; common. Perennial. June, July. 
170. POLYGONATUM. Desfont. Ann. des. Mus. vol. 9. p. 48. 
{Asparagi.) 
Corolla inferior^ 6-cleft, cylindric. Filaments 
inserted on the upper part of the tube. 
Berry 3-celled; cells 2-seeded. 
muitiflorum. 1, P. stem terete; leaves alternate, amplexicaule, 
oblong-oval ; peduncles axillary, many-flower- 
ed. — Purslu 
Convallaria multifiora, Willd. 
Icon. FI. Dan. 152. Engl. Bot. t. 272. 
Many-flowered Solomon^s Seal* Wild Jlsparagus* 
About two or three feet high ; stem round, drooping or 
curved so as to form a bow. Flowers hanging down under the 
leaves; yellowish-white. Berries dark blue. The turiones, or 
young shoots of this species, are eaten as Asparagus. In woods^ 
among rocks ; very common. Perennial. June, July. 
171. ORONTIUM. Gen. pi. 587. (Aroidea.) 
Spadix cylindric, covered with florets. Co- 
rolla about 6-petalled, naked. Style and 
stigma scarcely any. Utriculus 1 -seed- 
ed. — tJ\Tutt. 
