Convallariaceae 107 
FFF. Flowers few, axillary, solitary or 2 on a forked peduncle; stem 
simple or branched; leaves not oblique at base; berry many-seeded. 
STREPTOPUS (p. 109) 
CC.  Perianth-segments unlike: fruit a capsule; leaves 2; stem hardly rising above 
the ground. ScoLiopus (p. 109) 
BB. Leaves 3, in a whorl near the stem-tip; flower |, terminal; perianth of 3 dark- 
green and 3 brighter-colored segments. TRILLIUM (p. 109) 
ASPARAGUS 
Rhizome much-branched; stem at first simple, fleshy, scaly; later much branched; 
branchlets filiform and mostly clustered in the axils of the scales (ours); or axillary 
branches flattened and leaf-like (not ours). Flowers small, solitary in the axils, or in 
umbels or racemes. Perianth-segments 6, similar, separate or slightly united at the base. 
Stamens 6, at base of perianth. Ovary sessile, 3-celled; cells 2-ovuled; stigmas 3, short, 
recurved. Fruit a berry, globose. Seeds few. (The Greek name for similar plants.) 
W.E. A. officinalis L. (Garden Asparagus) 
CLINTONIA CLINTONIA 
Acaulescent; rhizome slender. Leaves basal, few, wide, many-veined. Inflorescence 
umbel-like, or flower | ; peduncle scape-like. Flowers white or red. Perianth campanu- 
late, deciduous; segments 6, equal, several-veined. Stamens 6, on base of perianth; 
anthers versatile; ovary sessile, 2—3-celled; style slender, deciduous, slightly 2—3-lobed 
at the summit. Fruit a berry, smooth. Seeds smooth, few to many. (Honor of DeWitt 
Clinton, a former governor of New York.) 
A. Plant somewhat villous-pubescent thruout; leaves 10—-20 cm. long, 2:55" cnn 
wide; peduncle shorter than the leaves; flowers |, rarely 2; perianth white, 16—24 
mm. long. W. C. E. C. uniflora Kunth 
AA. Plant nearly glabrous; leaves 15—-30 cm. long, 5—10 cm. wide; peduncle 
longer than the leaves; flowers numerous; perianth deep-rose, 8—14 mm. long. U. 
C. andrewsiana Torr. 
VAGNERA (Smilacina) FALSE SOLOMON’S SHAL 
Stems simple, scaly below, leafy above. Leaves wide, alternate, simple, mostly 
sessile but sometimes short-petioled. Flowers small, in a terminal bracted raceme or 
panicle. Perianth-segments 6, distinct, white or greenish-white, equal, spreading, 1|—3- 
veined. Stamens 6, on base of perianth; anthers introrse. Ovary 3-celled, sessile: cells 
2-ovuled; stigma obscurely 3-lobed. Fruit a berry, globose; seeds 1—3. (Probably in 
honor of M. Wagner, a German traveler and naturalist.) 
A. Inflorescence a raceme, 3—20-flowered; flowers 6—10 mm. long; perianth shorter 
than the stamens. 
B. Leaves spreading, flat; racemes 3—9-flowered; perianth twice as long as the sta- 
mens; rhizome slender. W. C. E. 
V. sessilifolia Gre%.—s 
BB. Leaves ascending, folded; raceme 6—20-flowered; perianth less than 114 
times as long as the stamens; rhizome stout, fleshy. E. 
; V. stellata Mor. 
AA. Inflorescence a panicle, many-flowered; flowers 2 mm. or less long; perianth 
longer than the stamens. 
