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THE LADIES' FLOWER-GARDEN 
GENUS II. 
FUNKIA, R. Br. THE PURPLE DAY LILY. 
Lin. Syst. HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Gbneric Character. — PeriaatK funnel-shaped, deciduous. Sta- 
mens six, inserted in the middle, or at the base of the tube, declining. 
Anthers incumbent ; cells parallel, connate. Style declining. Stigma 
club-shaped, undivided, trigonal. Capsule turbinately oblong, three- 
celled, three-valved, many seeded. Seeds disposed in a double row. 
Embryos from six to ten. 
Description, &c. — This genus contains the purple and white species formerly included in the genus 
Hemerocallis. All the species are natives of Japan. The genus was named after H. C. Funk, an apothecary 
in Prussia, who discovered several new mosses, and published some illustrations of the Cryptogameous plants of 
Germany. 
sheathing the stem ; strongly nerved, subundulated at the margin ; 
raceme many flowered ; corolla somewhat campanulate, with a recurved 
limb. 
1.— FUNKIA SUBCORDATA, Spreng. THE SWEET-SCENTED DAY LILY OF JAPAN 
Synonymes. — Hemerocallis japonica, Lin. ; H, alba, Andr. ; 
Aletris japonica, Honlt. ; Jocksan, Kcsmipf. 
Engravings.— Bot. Mag., t. 1433; and Bot. Rep., t. 194. 
Specific Character. ~— Leaves broadly ovate-acute, with petioles 
Description, &c. — This is a very handsome species. The leaves are numerous, and from two to six inches 
broad. The flowers are of a pure white, very fragrant, and frequently six inches long. The anthers are of a 
golden yellow. It is a native of China and Japan, whence it was introduced in 1 790. It is quite hardy in 
British gardens j but it does not blossom there till September or October. 
2.— FUNKIA OVATA, Spreng. THE OVATE-LEAVED FUNKIA, OR PURPLE CHINESE DAY LILY. 
Synonyhes. — Hemerocallis cserulea, Andr.; H. japonica, var. I Specific Character. — Leaves petiolate, ovate, acuminate, some- 
Willd. what plicate, strongly nerved ; bracts membranaceous ; raceme many 
Engravings. — Bot. Mag., t. 894 ; Bot. Rep., t. 6. | flowered ; tube of the corolla cylindrical, sulcate ; limb campanulate. 
Description, &c. — This is the common purple Day Lily. It is a native of China, and was introduced about 
1790. It is quite hardy in British gardens ; and will bear the smoke of London without receiving any injury. 
OTHER SPECIES OF FUNKIA. 
F. SIEBOLDTIANA, Lodd. Bot. Cab., t. 1869 ; and Bot. Mag., t. 3663. 
This is a very beautiful species with white flowers, bearing a considerable resemblance, though of a smaller 
size, to those of the common Japan Day Lily. It is a native of Japan, and was introduced about 1830. 
F. ALBO-MARGINATA, Hook., Bot. Mag., t. 3657. 
This appears to be a hybrid between the purple and the white Japan Day Lily, as the flowers are purple, 
edged with white. The leaves have also a white margin, and are remarkable for the extreme length of their 
petioles. 
