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LILIUM. Lily. 
L. canadense L. Wild Yellow Lily; Meadow Lily. — Low 
meadows and moist thickets; common. 
L. philadelphicum L. Wood Lily. — Dry, open woods, clearings, 
brushy pastures; common. 
L. tigrinum Ker. Tiger Lily. — Roadsides; an occasional escape. 
MAIANTHEMUM. 
{Unifoliurn 111. Fl. ed. 2.) 
M. canadense Desf. Wild Lily of the Valley. — Woods and 
shaded swamps; common. Summit of Greylock, 3500 feet. 
MEDEOLA. Indian Cucumber Root. 
M. virginiana L. L\dian Cucumber Root. — Woods; comraom 
Altitude 2500 feet, Greylock. 
OAKESIA. 
{Uvularia 111. Fl. cd. 2.) 
0. sessilifolia (L.) Wats. Bellwort. — Woods.; common. 
POLYGONATUM. Solomon's Seal. 
P. biflorum (Walt.) Ell. Small Solomon's Seal. — Dry or 
rocky woods; common. 
P. comniutatum (R. &. S.) Dietr. Great Solomon's Seal. — 
River banks, and moist thickets; frequent in the valley. 
SMILACINA. False Solomon's Seal. 
(lu^wtm 111. Fl. ed. 2.) 
S. racemosa (L.) Desf. False Spikenard. — Woods, dry ledges 
and thickets; common. 
A form with bracted inflorescence collected in West Stockbridge 
(Evans, Knowlton and Fernald). 
S. stellata (L.) Desf. Stak-flowkkkd Solomon's Seal. — .Mhi- 
vial banks; frecjucnt alotig the lloosac, Ilousatonic and Deertield 
Rivers. Border of swamj), Shellield. 
S. trifoliata (!>.) Desf. Tiikkk-lk.wkd Solomon's Seal. — Gold 
swami)s; fre(|U("iit. 
