HEMEROCALLIS SIEBOLDII. 
(siebold's day lily.) 
class. order. 
HEXANDRIA. 1VI0N0GYNIA. 
NATURAL ORDER. 
LILIACE^. 
Generic Character— i'7owers cavnpanulate, with a cylindrical tube. Stamens declinate. Stigma 
small, simple, villous. — Lond. Encyc. of Plants. 
Specific Cuxracte^.— Plant, an herbaceous perennial. Roots fibrous. Radical-leaves spatulate, ovate, 
acute, nervose. Stem-leaves amplexicaul, oblong, acute. Flower-stalk from nine inches to a foot 
high, roundish. Flowers of a delicate pink colour, merging to white towards the centre. Perianth of six 
nearly equal segments ; segments slightly reflexed, bluntish. Stamens six, filaments much curved at 
the extremities. Stt/le longer than the stamens, also curved at the point. Ovary oblong, slightly 
pendulous, three-celled. 
Few hardy plants have a more elegant and interesting appearance when in 
flower, or are more worthy of a place in the flower bed or border, than the one here 
represented ; and it is much to be regretted, that, in a lovely plant like the present, 
the flowers are so exceedingly fugitive ; but this is the case with most species of 
the tribe Liliaceee and Amaryllidese, which, were it not for this circumstance, would 
doubtless be more valued than any other family of plants, as they contain some of 
the most splendid objects known to our collections. The present plant, however, 
is not remarkable for the splendour of tlie colours of its flowers ; but their delicacy 
and elegance are alone sufficient to entitle it to the cultivator's care and attention. 
In the nursery of Mr. Young, Epsom, from whence our drawing was taken in 
September, 1837, it produced its beautiful blossoms in great perfection. It was 
received by the above-named gentleman from the continent, under the name here 
given, and was stated to have been introduced thither by Dr. Yon Siebold, from 
Japan, about the year ]833. Upon this authority alone we have published 
it with the above appellation, and if it should prove incorrect, no blame can be 
imputed to us. 
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