finally nodding: perianth pale lilac or white flushed with the 

 same color, 5-6 cm. long, the segments about 1.5 cm. long and 

 6-8 mm. wide: capsule 3-3.5 cm. long. 



Native of Japan. Introduced into cultivation at the Botanical 

 Garden at Leyden, Holland, in 1830. 



^ 5. Niobe Fortunei (Baker). Fortune's Day-lily 



Fiinkia Fortunei Baker. 



A showy perennial, forming masses, with pale green glaucous 

 leaves, which are much overtopped by the racemes of pale purple 

 flowers. Leaves numerous: petioles 5-8 cm. long, shorter than 

 the blades; blades 10-13 cm. long and 7-9 cm. wide, pale green, 

 glaucous, cordate at the base, cuspidate at the apex, with 10-12 

 nerves on each side of the midrib: scape, including the raceme, 

 4-5 dm. long, much overtopping the leaves: raceme 1-1.5 dm. 

 long, the bracts lanceolate, the lower ones about 2.5 cm. long: 

 flowers on pedicels 6-8 mm. long: perianth pale purple, about 

 4 cm. long, the segments lanceolate and about one half as long 

 as the tube. 



Native of Japan. Introduced into cultivation in 1876. This 

 and N. Sieboldiana are frequently confused. 



y 6. Niobe coerulea (Andr.). Blue Day-lily 



Hemerocallis coerulea Andr. Funkia ovata Spreng. Funkia coeru- 

 lea Sweet. 



A showy perennial forming large masses, with large cordate or 

 ovate leaves, and racemes of blue flowers. Leaves numerous, 

 green; blades 10-25 cm. long, 8-13 cm. wide, broadly ovate or 

 sometimes cordate at the base, acute at the apex, the margin 

 often wavy, with 6-9 curved nerves on each side of the midrib; 

 petiole up to 30 cm. long: scape 3-6 dm. tall: inflorescence race- 

 mose, extending much above the leaves, the bracts 2 cm. long or 

 less: flowers up to 12, on pedicels 5-10 mm. long, finally nodding: 

 perianth pale or deep blue, 4-5 cm. long, the tube, less than one 

 half the length of the perianth, abruptly spreading into a broad 

 ample limb, the segments of which are about 2 cm. long and 8-10 

 mm. wide, acute: capsule pendulous, 24-36 mm. long. 



Native of Japan, northern China, and eastern Siberia. It was 

 first introduced some time prior to 1797 into England from Japan 

 by Mr. G. Hibbert, of Clapham, in whose garden it flowered. 

 It was first cultivated as a hothouse plant, but was later found 

 to be hardy. 



