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GENUS I. 
HEMEROCALLIS, Spreng. THE DAY LILY. 
Lin. Syst. HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA, 
Generic Character. — Perianth campanulate ; tube cylindrical. Stamens six ; filaments long, declining. Stigma very small, simple, hairy. 
Description, &c. — This genus differs very slightly from Funkia, which has been separated from it. 
It takes its name from two Greek words, signifying. The Beauty of the Day. The species still left in 
Hemerocallis have yellow orange flowers ; and those which compose the genus Funkia, have flowers which 
are either lilac or white. All the species have lily-like flowers, and are quite hardy in British gardens. 
1 .— HEMEROCALLIS GRAMINEA, Andr. THE GRASS-LEAVED DAY LILY. 
Synonymes. — H. flava, var., Willd. ; H, minor, Mill. I Bracts membranaceous, very short. Corolla campanulate ; segments 
Engravings. — Bot. Mag., t. 873 ; Bot. Rep., t. 244. elliptic-ovate, undulately crisped at the margin; pistil shorter than 
Specific Character. — Leaves triangular, furrowed, very narrow. I the corolla. 
Description, &c. — The flowers of this species are of a bright yellow, and they are slightly fragrant. In 
form, they resemble small lilies. The species is a native of Siberia, whence it was introduced in 1759, It is 
quite hardy in British gardens, where it will grow in any soil and situation not immediately under the drip 
of trees, 
2.— HEMEROCALLIS FLAVA, Lin. THE YELLOW DAY LILY. 
Synonyms. — Lilium luteum, Bauh. I Specific Character. — Leaves linear, subulate, keeled ; flower 
Engraving. — Bot. Mag., t. 19. | yellow. 
Description, &c. — This was the first species of the genus introduced, and it was from the short duration of 
its blossoms that the species received its popular English name of the Day Lily. The flowers are delightfully 
fragrant. This species is a native of Hungary, and bears the climate of Britain exceedingly well ; but it 
requires a moist soil and somewhat shady situation to make it flower freely. It is propagated by dividing its 
roots in the autumn. It was introduced before 1596. 
3.— HEMEROCALLIS FULVA, Lin. THE COPPER-COLOURED DAY LILY. 
Synonymes. — H. disticha, Donn ; Lilium rubrum, Bauh. I Specific Character. — Leaves linear, subulate, keeled ; flower 
Engravings. — Bot. Mag., t. 64 ; and our fig. 3, in PI. 96, under copper-colour, 
the name of Funkia fulva. ' 
Description, &c. — It has been observed that almost the only instances in which Linnaeus lias mentioned 
the colour of the flower as a part of the specific character of a plant, occur in this and the preceding species ; 
and it has been alleged on this account, that Linnaeus considered them as only varieties. The flowers, however, 
of this species are nearly twice as large as those of H. flava. They have no gloss, and no fragrance. The 
leaves of this species are, however, very handsome, and when they first appear they are of so delicate a green, as 
to be considered nearly as handsome as the flower. This plant is a native of China, and was introduced before 
1596. This species does not ripen seeds so well as H. flava ; but it sends up an abundance of offsets, and 
spreads so fast as to render it difficult to eradicate it when once thoroughly established. 
