This section is from the book "Commercial Gardening Vol2", by John Weathers (the Editor). Also available from Amazon: Commercial Gardening, A Practical & Scientific Treatise For Market Gardeners.
Besides the Solomon's Seal (see p. 100) there are a few other kinds, such as biflorum, 1-3 ft.; japonicum, 1-2 ft.; latifolium, 2-4 ft.; officinale, 1 ft.; oppositifolium, 2-4 ft.; punctatum, 1-2 ft.; and verticillatum, 2-3 ft. - all with greenish-white flowers. P. roseum has pinkish blooms.
 
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