(A) Canada Mayflower; False Lily-of-the-Valley 
(Maianthemum ccwadense) is a very abundant wood¬ 
land plant, growing in colonies, thousands of them some¬ 
times carpeting pine woods with their dark green glossy 
leaves. The two, or three, broad, ovate-lanceolate, shiny 
green leaves are rather heart-shaped at the base, seated 
on the stem or very nearly so. The dower perianth has 
four divisions. After the dowering season both of these 
plants have berries; at drst a creamy white, spotted 
with brown, and later turning to a dull ruby-red. 
(B) Three-leaved False Solomon’s Seal (Smilacina 
trifolia), the smallest member of the genus Smilacina, 
is found rather commonly in bogs and wet woods. The 
stem, straight and slender, from 2 to 0 in. high, usually 
has three leaves, shining green, oblong-pointed and 
sheathing at the base, arranged at regular intervals 
along it. The dowers are white, few in number, on 
short peduncles in an open raceme and have six petals. 
It is found from Labrador to Manitoba and southwards 
to N. J. and Mo., dowering during May and June. 
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