TKILLIUM 



THE BULB BOOK 



TRILLIUM 



as T. erythrocarpum ; Garden, 1891, t. 

 821; Gartenfl. t. 575; Fl. d. Serr. 

 t. 991). This is the very best species 

 from a garden point of view. There 

 are several forms, one being flushed 

 with rose or pink, called roseum. 



T. nivale. This charming little 

 species grows 3 to 4 ins. high, and 

 has oblong almost stalkless leaves, 



Sereno Watson to be identical with 

 T. sessile Wrayi. 



FIG. 324. Trillium nivale. 



and pure Avhite flowers about 2 ins. 

 across, in April and May (Sot. May. 

 t. 6449). 



T. obovatum. This is apparently 

 a form of T. erectum, having white 

 flowers fading to pink. 



T. recurvatum. Somewhat similar 

 to T. sessile, having dusky purple- 

 brown flowers. 



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 

 flowers (Sot. Mag. t. 40 ; Fl. d. Serr. 

 t. 2311). 



The variety californicirni is more 

 robust and has larger flowers. T. 

 discolor with deep purple flowers 

 (Sot. Mag. t. 3097) is considered by 



FIG. 326. Trillium slylosum. 



T. stylosum (T. Catesbcei ; T. 

 nervosum). This species, 1 to li ft. 



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