FUN'KIA SIEBOLDIA'NA 
sieboldt’s funkia. 
Class. Order. 
HEXANDHIA. MONOGYNIA. 
Natural Order. 
HEMEROCALLI DACE^E. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration, 
Introduced 
Japan. 
1 foot. 
June. 
Perennial. 
in 1830. 
No. 840. 
This genus was named after a botanist of Ger- 
many ; and its specific name, Sieboldiana, comme- 
morates its discoverer. 
To Doctor Sieboldt, the Japanese traveller, 
Europe is indebted for many splendid plants. 
These have been chiefly sent by him to the Bo- 
tanic Gardens of Belgium, whence they have been 
received into our own country, partly through 
our public Gardens, and partly through our spi- 
rited nurserymen, many of whom have a regular 
correspondence with nurserymen on the continent, 
and who take care to obtain all newly-discovered 
valuable plants. 
The present species of Funkia is by far the 
finest of the genus, both in flower and foliage. It 
was introduced as a greenhouse subject, but has 
proved to be quite hardy. It has much of the 
character of Funkia ovata (No. 596) excepting its 
colour; in size it somewhat exceeds either of the 
species already known. 
Our new species is of as easy culture as the old 
ones; requiring only to be planted in a light fri- 
able garden soil. 
