TRILLIUM 



THE BULB BOOK 



TRILLIUM 



as T. erythrocarpum ; Garden, 1891, t. 

 821 ; Gartenfl. t. 575 ; Fl. d. Serr. 

 t. 991). This is the very best species 

 from a garden point of view. There 

 are several forms, one being flushed 

 with rose or pink, called roseum. 



T. nivale. — This charming little 

 species grows 3 to 4 ins. high, and 

 has oblong almost stalkless leaves. 



Sereno Watson to be identical with 

 T. sessile Wrayi. 



Fig. Z25.^TrUlium sessile calijornicum. (J.) 



Fio. i2i.— Trillium 



and pure white ilowers about 2 ins. 

 across, in April and May {Bot. Mag. 

 t. 6449). 



T. obovatum. — This is apparently 

 a form of T. erectum, having white 

 flowers fading to pink. 



T. reourvatum. — Somewhat similar 

 to T. sessile, having dusky purple- 

 brown flowers. 



T. sessile.— This species grows from 

 6 to 12 ins. high, has stalkless, 

 broadly oval leaves mottled with 

 light and dark green, and deep purple 

 flowers {Bot. Mag. t. 40 ; Fl. d. Serr. 

 t. 2311). 



The variety californicum is more 

 robust and has larger flowers. T. 

 discolor with deep purple flowers 

 {Bot. Mag. t. 3097) is considered by 



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Fig. 326.— rriHium stylosum. 



T. stylosum {T. Cateshmi; T. 

 nervosum). — This species, 1 to Ij ft. 



