FUNKIA 



A, Fls. white, ascending : fl. -bract very large, with a 

 smaller one inside. 



subcordata, Spreng. (F. alba, Sweet. F. lilii flora, 

 Hort F. Jap6nica,Hort., at least of some. F. macrdn- 

 tha, Hort. F. eord&ta.Hort., not Sieb. ). Fig. 882. Lvs. 

 large, broadly cordate-ovate, with a short, sharp point, 

 green, many-ribbed : fls. large, 4-6 in. long, with an 

 open bell-shaped perianth, waxy white, the base of the 

 tube surrounded by a broad bract : spike short, the 

 bracts very prominent. The commonest species in old 

 vards, and an excellent plant. The fls. have an orange- 

 like odor. Clumps of foliage grow 12-20 in. high. B.M. 

 1433, as ffemerocallis Japonica. 



Var. grandifldra, Hort. (F. grandifldra, Sieb. & 

 Zucc.), has very long and large fls. G.C. III. 4:153. F. 

 wacrdntha, Hort., probably belongs here. 



AA. Fls. blue or lilac, more or less inclined or 

 nodding : bract 1. 

 B. Lvs. glaucous. 



Sieboldiana, Hook. (F. Sieboldii, Lindl. F. glaiica, 

 flort. F. Sinensis, Sieb. F. cucullata, Hort. F. glau- 



FURCR^A 



619 



882. Funkia subcordata (X 1-5). 



cescens, Hort. F. corddta, Sieb. ) . Differs from the last 

 iu the metallic blue color of the less cordate Ivs., in the 

 inclined bluish or pale-tinged, more slender-tubed and 

 smaller fls. (which do not rise above the foliage), and in 

 having only one small bract at the base of the fl. B.M. 

 3663. B.R. 25:50. L.B.C. 19:1869, as ffemerocallis Sie- 

 boldtiana. There is a form with the body of the leaf 

 yellowish white and the edge green. L. 69. Lf. blade 

 and petiole each 1 ft. long, the foliage therefore over- 

 topping the fls. The plant usually cult, as F. Sie- 

 boldiana is probably F. Fortunei. 



F6rtunei, Baker. Differs from F. Sieboldiana in hav- 

 ing smaller Ivs. and the racemes much overtopping the 



foliage, as in other Funkias. Petiole 2-3 in. long; blade 

 cordate-ovate, 4-5 in. long : raceme % ft. long on a stem 

 or scape 1 ft. long : fls. pale lilac, funnel- 

 shape, Ij^in. long, the segments lanceolate 

 and ascending and half as long as the tube. 

 Excellent. Generally cult, as F. Siebol- 

 diana, and many of the pictures of that 

 name probably belong here, as, apparently, 

 Un. 38, p. 79; A.G. 11:157; A. F. 6:322. It is 

 probable that the garden synonyms cited 

 under F. Sieboldiana are usually applied to 

 plants of F. Fortunei. 



BB. Leaves green. 

 ovata, Spreug. (F. ccarulea, Sweet. 



F. lanceoldta, Sieb.). Figs. 883, 884, 



885. Lvs. broad-ovate, 5-10 in. long 



and half as wide, usually tapering to 



the petiole, but sometimes subcor- 



date : raceme long and lax: fl. with 



a short, slender tube and suddenly ex- 

 panding into a bell-shape, 1/4-2 in. 



long, nodding, deep blue. 



B.M. 894, as Hemerocallis 



ccerulea. Mn. 1:73. The" 



commonest blue-fld. species ; 



usually known as F. cce- 



rulea. F. margindta,^ Sieb., 



is a form with white-bor- 

 dered Ivs. 

 lancifdlia, Spreng. (F. Ja- 



p6nica, Hort., of some). Lvs. 



lanceolate to narrowly ovate- 

 lanceolate, the blade 6 in. 



or less long and 2 in. or 



less wide : raceme lax, 6- 



10-fld., on a tall, slender 



stem : fls. 1% in. or less 



long, the tube slender and 



gradually enlarging upward, 



pale lilac. Var. albo-mar- 



ginata, Hort. ( F. dlbo-mar- 



gindta, Hook., B.M. 3657) 



has the Ivs. edged white. 

 Var. undulata (F. unduldta, 

 Otto & Dietr.) is a form 



with undulate white-mar- 

 gined Ivs. Graceful. Fls. 

 smaller than those of F. 



ovata. 



F. aurea, Hort., variegated 

 forms of various species. .F. 

 elata, Hort., "bears tall scapes 

 of pale blue fls." .F. gigantea, 



Hort has " long spikes of blue fls." _F.mar#mato,Hort.=F.lan- 

 cifolia, var. alba-marginata. F. tardiflbra, tiort=1F.univit- 

 tdta, Hort.=F. lancifolia var.-.F. variegdta, Hort.=variegated 

 forms of various species, usually of F. ovata or F. lancitoha. 

 F viridis-ntarginata, Hort., is probably a form of 1 . ovata. 



L. H. B. 



FUKCR2EA (Ant. Francois de Fourcroy, 1755-1809, 

 chemist). Syn., Fourcroya, Fourcroea, Furcroya, Fur- 

 crcea. Amaryllidacece. About 17 species of succulent 

 desert plants from tropical 

 America, particularly Mex- 

 ico, some with spiny foliage 

 like Agave, others with mi- 

 nutely toothed margins like 

 Beschorneria. They occa- 

 sionally bear immense loose 

 panicles of greenish white 

 fls., suggesting those of 

 Yucca filamentosa, which 

 are known to every plant- 

 lover of the North. The 

 perianth of Furcrsea is whit- 

 ish and wheel-shaped ; in 

 Agave greenish yellow, fun- 

 nel-shaped. The filaments 

 in Furcrsea have a cushion- 

 like swelling at the base, 

 which is absent from Agave. 

 Furcraea is cultivated much 

 in the same way as Agave, 



833. Funkia ovata (.X 1-5). 



884. Old capsule of 

 Funkia ovata. Nat. size. 



