PLANTAIN LILIES oF7 
style bent at their extremities. The black membranous coat of the 
seeds is produced into a wing at the top. 
FUNKIA ForTUNE! (Fortune's). Leaves narrow, heart- 
shaped, glaucous, six or eight to each stem. Flower-stem 
14 foot high; flowers pale lilac, 1} inch long; July. Introduced from 
Japan, 1876. 
F. LANCIFOLIA (lance-shaped leaves). Leaves lance-shaped. Flower- 
stem 8 or 9 inches high, raceme six- to ten-flowered, scarcely above 
the leaves. Flowers white or tinged lilac, 1 inch or 1} inch long; 
August. Introduced from Japan, 1829. There are several varieties: 
albo-marginata has slightly larger flowers and leaves, the latter 
marked with white near the edge; var. wndulata has the leaves 
irregularly crisped and frilled, as well as marked with patches and 
streaks of white; the var. variegata also has the leaves variegated with 
white. 
F. ovata (oval). Leaves oval, in some varieties marked with white. 
Flower-stem 12 to 18 inches long (twice length of leaves), with a ten- to 
fifteen-flowered raceme. Flowers bluish lilac, violet-blue, or white, 14 
to 2 inches long; May. Native of Japan and Northern China, introduced 
1790. Plate 268. The var. marginata has the leaves broadly bordered 
with white. 
F’, SIEBOLDIANA (Siebold’s). Leaves dh Si glaucous. Flower- 
stem no taller than leaves, ten- to fifteen-flowered. Flowers white, 
delicately tinged with lilac, 2 to 2} inches pean ; June. Introduced from 
Japan, 1836. 
F’, SUBCORDATA (somewhat heart-shaped). Leaves oval, heart-shaped, 
pale. Flower-stem 14 to 2 feet high, nine- to fifteen-flowered. Flowers 
fragrant, pure white, over 4 inches long; August. Introduced from 
Japan, 1830. Also known as F. grandiflora. 
Funkias succeed best in a deep, rich soil, the result of 
deeply digging in thoroughly rotted manure. The situa- 
tion should be rather shady than otherwise, and a good lookout should 
be kept for snails and slugs, which are very partial to the leaves, and 
therefore very destructive. They make admirable subjects to grow in 
pots for the greenhouse and conservatory ; and for this purpose they 
should be potted in a compost of rich loam, two parts, leaf-mould, one 
part, with a little sand added. Propagation is effected by dividing the 
crowns in spring. 
Description of Funkia ovata, the Plantain Lily. Flowers about 
Plate 268. natural size, but plant greatly reduced. The separate 
figure is a section of the flower. 
IV.— 
Principal Species. 
Cultivation. 
