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Hemerocallis Flav a. Yellow Day-Lily, 
Clafs and Order. 
Hexandiua Monogynia. 
Generic Character . 
Corolla campanulata, tubus cylindraceus. 
Stamina declinata. 
Specific Character and Synonyms . 
HEMEROCALLIS Jlava foliis lineari-fubulatis carinatis, co 
rollis flavis. Linn. Syjl. Veg. ed. 14 ' P' 339 ' 
LILIUM luteum, afpbodeli radice; Bank. Pin. 80, 
The Yellow Day-Lily. ParlinJ. Parad. p. 148. 
This Genus has been called Hemerocallis , in Englilh, Dty I 
Lily , from the fhort duration of its bloffoms, but thefe are n° 
quite fo fugacious in this fpecies as in the fulva. 
It very rarely happens that Linnaeus, in bis fpecific charade 
of a plant, has recourfe to colour, lie has however in 1 ^ 
inftance ; but this feems to arife from his confidering th ein r * 
ther as varieties, than fpecies. To us they appear to be p e * 
fe£Hy diftinfl, and in addition to feveral other charafter s > 1 
flava is diftinguifhed by the fragrance of its bloffoms. 
This fpecies is an inhabitant of Hungary and Siberia, an ^ 
confequently bears our climate exceedingly well ; it require* 
moift foil, and a fituation fomewhat lhady, and is eaffy P 1 
pagated by parting its roots in autumn. 
