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ADDERS-TONGUE. 
six; anthers, oblong; pollen of a brick-red, or dull orange colour, 
varying to yellow. The style is club-shaped; stigmas three, united. 
This elegant yellow lily bends downward when expanded, as if 
to hide its glories from the full glare of the sun-light. The clouded 
leaves are of an oily smoothness, resisting the moisture of rain and 
dew. 
The name Dogs-tooth Yiolet seems very inappropriate. The 
pointed segments of the bell may have suggested the resemblance 
to the tooth of a dog, but it is difficult to trace any analogy between 
this flower and the violet, no two plants presenting greater dissimi¬ 
larity of form or habit than the lily and the violet, though often 
blended in the verse of the poet. The American name of the 
Adders-tongue is more significant.* 
The White Flowered Adders-tongue grows it has been said in 
the more western portion of Canada, on the shores of Lake Huron, 
probably the Erythrdnium dlbidum of Gray. 
* The name Dogs-tooth refers to the shape of the small pointed white bulbs of the common European species, 
so well known in English gardens.— Prof. Lawson. 
