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siderably later, and has differently shaped leaves with fewer 

 nerves — characters which would seem to exclude this variegated 

 form 



4. XiOBE SiEBOLDiANA (Lodd.) Nash. Siebold's Day-lily 



Funkia Sieholdiaua Hook. Funkia Sicholdii Lindl. Funkia 

 sinensis Sieb. 

 A showy perennial forming" large masses, with large cordate 

 glaucous leaves, and racemes of pale lilac flowers which protrude 

 little if any above the leaves. Leaves numerous ; petioles 8-12 in. 

 long; blades 8-12 in. long and 6-8 in. wide, broadly ovate, cordate 

 at the base, acute at the apex, glaucous on both surfaces, with 12 

 or 13 curved nerves on each side of the midrib; scape, including 

 the raceme, 12-16 in. tall, barely equalling or little exceeding the 

 leaves, the lower bracts 1/4-3 i"- lo'ig- finally spreading; inflores- 

 cence racemose; flowers 10-15, on pedicels 5-6 lines long, finally 

 nodding" ; perianth pale lilac or white flushed with the same color, 

 2-2 ^--2 in. long, the segments about 8 lines long and 3-4 lines wide ; 

 capsule ly^-iYz in. long. 



Native of Japan. Introduced into cultivation at the Botanical 

 Garden at Ley den, Holland, in 1830. 



5. NiOBE Fortune! (Baker) Nash. Fortune's Day-lily 



Funkia Fortunei Baker. 



A showy perennial, forming masses, with pale green glaucous 

 leaves, which are much overtopped by the racemes of pale purple 

 flowers. Leaves numerous ; petioles 2-3 in. long, shorter than 

 the blades; blades 4-5 in. long and 3-3/4 in. wide, pale green, 

 glaucous, cordate at the base, cuspidate at the apex, with 10-12 

 nerves on each side of the midrib ; scape, including the raceme, 

 16-20 in. long, much overtopping the leaves ; racemes 4-6 in. long, 

 the bracts lanceolate, the lower ones about i in. long ; flowers on 

 pedicels 3-4 lines long; perianth pale purple, about i^A in. long, 

 the segments lanceolate and about one half as long as the tube. 



Native of Japan. Litroduced into cultivation in 1876. This 

 and A^ Sieholdiaua are frequently confused. 



6. NiOBE coerulea (Andr.) Nash. Blue Day-lily 



Hcnicrocallis coerulea Andr. Funkia ovata Spreng. Funkia 



coerulea Sweet. 



A showy perennial forming large masses, with large cordate or 

 ovate leaves, and racemes of blue flowers. Leaves numerous, 



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