5 1 - L iliac e<z Hem er oca His. 



1. H.flava. Yellow Day Lily. This differs from the fol- 

 lowing mainly in the colour of the fragrant flowers, and flat 

 veinless perianth-leaves. South of France and other parts of 

 Europe. 



2. H. fulva (fig. 251 ). Tawny Day Lily. This has copper or 

 tawny coloured inodorous flowers, rather larger than the m*e- 



Fig. 251. Hemcrocallis fulva. (About J nat. size.) 



ceding, with the perianth-leaves venous and wavy. H. Kwdnso 

 is a large garden form with double flowers. H. disticha and 

 H. crocea are slight varieties. 



H. minor, syn. H. gramlnea, H. Dumortieri and H. Mid- 

 dendorfii are smaller-growing species, natives of Siberia, China, 

 and Japan. All of them have the three interior perianth-seg- 

 ments membranous at the margin. The first has very narrow 

 leaves, long pedicels and perianth-tube ; the second has leaves 

 about six lines broad and a very short perianth-tube ; and the 

 third has leaves from 8 to 1 2 lines broad and a distinct perianth- 

 tube about 4 lines long. All have yellow fragrant flowers. 



