104 LILIES 



Snake 's head Fritillaria meleagris. 

 Spanish Pancratium Caribbceum. 

 Spider Tradescantia virginica. 

 Spider Pancratium Caribbceum. 

 Swamp, Peruvian Zephyranthes Candida. 

 Sword Gladiolus. 



Thompson's * Fritillaria Thompsonianum. 



Toad Tricyrtis hirta. 



Torch Tritoma uvaria. 



Trout Erythronium americmum. 



Water, blue Nymphcea zanzibariensis. 

 Water, Cape Cod Nymphcea rubra. 

 Water, fringed Limnanthemum peltatum. 

 Water, Royal Victoria regia. 

 Water, white Nymphcea odorata<. 

 Water, yellow Nuphar advena. 

 Wood Trillium. 



The lily of antiquity was undoubtedly L. can- 

 didum, and therefore a true lily. In mythology 

 this white lily (Rosa junonis) was supposed to 

 have sprung from the milk of Hera. As the 

 plant of purity, it was contrasted with the rose 

 of Aphrodite. All through the Middle Ages 

 this lily was the symbol of heavenly purity. As 

 is indicated in the preceding table, there is con- 

 fusion of opinion as to whether the biblical 



i Same as Litiwm Thompsonianum (dubious species)'. 



