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It is about 1 foot high, with several red flowers facing upwards.
There is an empty space between each petal. It is admired as a
flower-plant, and the bulbs are edible (121 .
c).
950. b. Lilium thunbergianum, J\. et S., var., Jap.
Haru-sukashi-yitri ; it blooms early, and the flowers are various.
of 1 *-2 fts.
951. Lilium longiflorum, T/i., Jap. Teppo-yuri, Riukiu-yuri
; it is planted in gardens growing to a height
In summer it
opens many flowers laterally at the top. The flowers
are about 6 inches long, white, and very fragrant.
952. Fritillaria thunbergii, Miq., Jap. Haru-yuri.
Haha-yuri, Amigasa-yur i ; a, garden bulbous plant of the,- ioirder
Jjiliaccic, growing to a height of about 1 ft., with long narrow
leaves. The three leaves at the top are rolled up
at the end. In
spring it produces short peduncles from the axils of leaves; and
droops one flower from each peduncle. The flowers are 6-p'etaled,
bell-formed, light yellow with green veins, and purple spotted
inside.
953. Pritillaria japonica, 3 fig.
,
Jap. Koba-imo,
yuri ; a small variety of the preceding, growing in shady places
of valleys. It attains to a height of 3-4 inches. In spring
it
blooms on short peduncles produced
much resembling the former.
from the axils of. leaves,
954. Fritillaria camtschatensis, Gawl.\ Jap.
yuri, Koku-yuri ; it
grows on high mountains of northern regions.
It attains to a height of about 1 ft. In early summer it bears
6-petaled bell-shaped dark purple flowers facing laterally at the
top of the plant. It is not a. real lily.
The bulbs are eaten by the
native of Yeso.
955. Hemerocallis flava, /..,. Jap. Wasure-gusa ; a
perennial wild herb of the order Liliaceae, In summer it grows to
a height of about 2 fts., with several flowers at the top, blboming
-successively. The flowers are 6-pctaled
;i.nd reddish yellow,
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