5 1 8 L iliac e& Yucca. 



Scape 3 to 4 feet high, much branched ; flowers numerous, 

 about 2 inches deep. The principal varieties are glaucescens, 

 like the type, but permanently glaucous ; obliqua, leaves and 

 flowers smaller than in the type, the former more or less twisted 

 to one side ; superba, leaves more rigid than in the type, panicle 

 denser and hardly half as tall ; and a variety with variegated 

 foliage. 



7. F. recurvifolia (fig. 252). Stem dwarf er but more 

 branched than in the preceding. Leaves more or less curved, 

 not so concave and sharp-pointed as in gloriosa. Panicle 

 large and copiously branched. Y. rufo-cincta is a variety of 

 this species with a reddish-brown margin to the leaves. 



8. Y. acuminata. This is perhaps an extreme form of Y. 

 gloriosa with a short stem and fewer leaves about 2 feet long, 

 sharp-pointed, narrowed towards both ends, and brown or grey 

 on the edge. Scape 3 to 4 feet high ; flowers 2 inches deep. 



13. ILLIUM. 



Bulbous herbs with flat or terete radical leaves and capitate 

 or umbellate flowers enclosed in a membranous spathe at the 

 summit of a slender naked or leafy scape. Perianth-segments 

 free, spreading or campanulate. Stamens equal in number, and 

 on the bases of the perianth-segments. Capsule membranous, 

 with one or two seeds in each of the three cells. The Latin 

 name for A. satbvum, the Garlic. This is a large genus, 

 including, besides the Onion and its useful congeners, several 

 very ornamental and less foetid species. Natives of the northern 

 temperate regions of the Old and New Worlds. 



1. A. Moly. This species has broadly lanceolate glaucous 

 leaves and large yellow flowers on a scape from 1 to 2 feet 

 high. A native of the South of Europe, flowering in June. 



2. A. roseum. A smaller plant with narrow lanceolate 

 leaves and a leafy scape about a foot high bearing a large 

 umbel of rosy-purple flowers in June. 



There are several other species in cultivation, such as A. 

 odorum, with white ; A. azureum, deep blue ; A. suavtolens, 

 purple ; and A. flavum, yellow flowers. 



14. CAMASSIA. 



A North American genus of two species. C. escuUnta, the 

 Quamash of the Indians, is a handsome plant, resembling the 

 common blue Hyacinth, but larger. The leaves are linear, 

 about a foot high, and the flower-scape about 18 inches. 



