An illustrated guide to the flowering plants of the middle Atlantic and New England states (excepting the grasses and sedges) the descriptive text written in familiar language . ,rose-colored, the flower longer than the pedicel. Stamens shorter than thepetals. Moist soil, often cultivated. June-Aug. 3. A. cernuum, Roth. Nodding White Onion. Stem 4-angled, 1to 2 ft. high, leaves about as long, flat. Bracts below the umbel smalland falling early. Flower umbel nodding. Rather dry localities, NewYork and westward. July-Aug. 4. A. vineale, L. Wild Carlic. Stem 1 to 3 ft. high, leaves fewand sliortc
An illustrated guide to the flowering plants of the middle Atlantic and New England states (excepting the grasses and sedges) the descriptive text written in familiar language . ,rose-colored, the flower longer than the pedicel. Stamens shorter than thepetals. Moist soil, often cultivated. June-Aug. 3. A. cernuum, Roth. Nodding White Onion. Stem 4-angled, 1to 2 ft. high, leaves about as long, flat. Bracts below the umbel smalland falling early. Flower umbel nodding. Rather dry localities, NewYork and westward. July-Aug. 4. A. vineale, L. Wild Carlic. Stem 1 to 3 ft. high, leaves fewand sliortcr tlian the stem, cylindric, hollow. Umbel containing flowersor bulblets or botli. Fields, Connecticut and westward. June-July. 5. A. canadense, L. Meadow Caklic. Stem I to 2 ft. high; leaveslinear, flat, sliortcr than flower stem; umbel bracts conspicuous, white,acute at apex. Flowers pink or white, often replaced by bulblets. Moist-fields, throughout our area. May-Jime. Tribe III.—IILIOIDEAE. True Lily Tribe Flowers of the typical construction of the order; 0 petals, fl stamens,1 pistil, ovary of 3 cells, above the stamens and free from tliem; stamens LILY FAMILY 131. Plate 121. Maianthemum canadense. 2. Smilacina racemosa. 3. Polygonatumbiflorum. 4. P. commutatum. 5. Uvularia perfoliata. 6. U. sessilifolia. 132 LILIACEAE having anthers which face toward the inside of the flower. Stem spring-ing from a bulb or rootstock bearing one or several flowers in a loosegroup. Leaves numerous on the stem Lilium Leaves 2 at lower part of stem Erythronium Leaves all from the bulb Ornithogalum I. LILIUM, L. Tall herbs with leafy stems, bearing at or toward the summit one orseveral large sliowy bell-shaped flowers of 6 colored, petaloid, generally shorter than the long, graceful style. Seed capsulesub-triangular. 1. L. philadelphicum, L. (Fig. 2, pi. 13.) Red or Wood very erect, 1 to 3 ft. tall, with one or more large deep orangeflowers at the summit, erect or
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