TRILLIUM 



TIIK lUJLH HOOK 



TKILLIUM 



as 7'. eri/throciirpum ; (ranlcii, 1891, t. 

 821 ; (r(ir(('»J. t. 575 ; /V. (/. Sen: 

 t, 991). This is the very best species 

 from a garden point of view. There 

 are several forms, one being Hushed 

 with rose or pink, called )-(>seiiin. 



T. nivale. — This charming little 

 si)ecies grows 3 to 4 ins. high, and 

 has oblong almost stalkless leaves, 



Sereno Watson to be identical with 



Fig. Z25.— Trillium sessile cali/ornicum. (),.) 



Fig. 32i.—Trilliuvi nivuU. 



and pure white llowers about 2 ins. 

 across, in April and May {£ot. May. 

 t. 6449). 



T. obovatum.— This is ai)parently 

 a form of T. erertum, having white 

 flowers fading to pink. 



T. recurvatum.— Somewhat .simihir 

 to T. sessile, having dusky purple- 

 brown llowers. 



T. sessile.— This species grows from 

 6 to 12 ins. high, has stalkless, 

 broadly oval leaves mottled with 

 light and dark green, and deep purple 

 riowers {JJot. Jliuj. t. 40 ; /'/• </. Sen: 

 t. 2311). 



The variety (■(ilij'oniirma is more 

 robust and has larger llowers. T. 

 discolor with deep purple llowers 

 {B<A. May. t. 3U'J7) is considered by 



Flii. 320.— V'ri'iiium slylo: 



T. stylosum (T. Calesba^i ; T. 

 nervosiuii). — This species, 1 to 1'. ft. 



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