104 LILIES 



Snake's head^ — Fritillaria meleagris. 

 Spanish — Pancratium CaribbcBum. 

 Spider- — Tradescantia virginica. 

 Spider — Pancratium Garibiceum. 

 Swamp, Peruvian — Zephyranthes Candida. 

 Sword — Gladiolus. 



Thompson's ^ — Fritillana Thompsonianum. 



Toad — Tricyrtis hirta. 



Torch — Tritoma uvaria. 



Trout — Erythronium aimericanum. 



"Water, blue — Nymphcea sanzihariensis. 

 Water, Cape Cod — Nymphcea rubra. 

 Water, fringed — Limnanthemum peltatum. 

 Water, Rdyal — Victoria regia. 

 Water, white — NymphcBa odorata<. 

 Water, yellow — Nuphar advena. 

 Wood — Trillium. 



The lily of antiquity was imdoubtedly L. can- 

 didum, and therefore a true lily. In mythology 

 this "white lily {Rosa junonis) was supposed to 

 have sprung from the milk of Hera. As the 

 plant of purity, it was contrasted with the rose 

 of Aphrodite. All through the Middle Ages 

 this lily was the symbol of heavenly purity. As 

 is indicated in the preceding table, there is con- 

 fusion of opinion as to whether the biblical 



^ Same as lAlmm ThompsoniamMn (dubious species)'. 



