FUNKIA (named afte H. Funch, 1771-1839, a German botanist). Plantain Lily. SYNS. Hosta, Saussurea (of Salisbury). ORD. Liliaceae. All the species of this genus (according to Mr.Baker) are described below. They are handsome, hardy herbaceous plants. Flowers solitary in the axils of the bracts, forming a raceme. Leaves brodly ovate or cordate. Roots tuberous, fascicled. These fine plants are admirably adapted fo the lawn,shrubbery border, beds, or rockwork;and, when grown in pots, they form very effective subjects for the greenhouse or conservatory. They thrive best when the ground,in which they are to be grown, is deeply dug, and well enriched with rotten manure. Propagation may be effected by cuttings the crowns through with a sharp spade during winter, or when they begin to start in spring. The latter season is, perhaps, the most suitable, as the multilated parts then quickly heal. None but strong, healthy clumps should be divided, and each portion should comprise several crowns. The genus is in a state of much confusion, from the number of garden varieties and synonyms. FUNKIA Fortunei (Fortune's). fl. perianth pale lilac, funnel-shaped, 1 1/2in.long, the lanceolate ascending divisions half as long as the tube. July. l. six or eight to a stem; blade cordate-ovate, cuspidate, pale green on both sides conspicuously and persistently glaucous, furnished with ten or twelve arching veins on each side, between the midrib and the margin. h. 1 1/2ft. Japan, 1876. FUNKIA grandiflora (large-flowered).* fl. fragrant; perianth pure white, nearly 4in.long, dilated gradually from a tube 1/4in. thick; scape about 2ft. high, bearing a twelve to fifteen-flowered raceme. July to September. l. ovate, with a slightly cordate base, 8in. to 9in. long, 4 1/2in. to 5in. broad; petiole 1ft. long; edges incurved until they meet. Japan. SYN. FUNKIA japonica. (F. D. S. 158; G. C. n. s., x. 629.) FUNKIA japonica (Japanese). A synonym of FUNKIA grandiflora. FUNKIA lancifolia (lance-leaved). fl., perianth white or with a lilac tinge, 1in., to 1 1/2in. long dilated suddenly from a tube not more than a line in thickness; scape 8in. or 9in. high, slender with the raceme hardly, if at all, overtopping the leaves; raceme 3in. to in. long, six to ten-flowered. August. l. green, lanceolate, 4in, to 5in. long, 1 1/2in. to 2in. broad, narrowed gradually towards both ends; petiole 6in. to 9in. long; edges not incurved. Japan, 1829. (B. M. 3663.) FUNKIA albo-marginata only differs by its rather larger flowers and leaves, slightly variegated towards the edge with white. FUNKIA undulta is another garden form with irregularly frillled or crispel leaves, which are copiously variegated with streaks or large patches of white. FUNKIA ovata (ovate).* fl., perianth bluish-lilac or white, 1 1/2in. to 2in. long, diliated suddenly from a tube 1/3in. in thickness; scape 1ft. to 1 1/2ft. long, overtopping the leaves; raceme ten to fifteen-flowered. May. l. ovate, 5in. to 9in. long, 3in. to 5in. broad; petiole 4in. to 12in.long; edges not incurved. Japan, Northern China and eastern Siberia 1790.The commonest and best known species. SYN. Hemerocallis caerulea. (B.M.894) FUNKIA ovata marginata (margined).* A variety in which the leaves are broadly margined with white. FUNKIA Sieboldiana (Siebold's).* fl., periath white, with a palelilac tinge, 2in. to 2 1/2in. long; scape with the racemes 4in. to 6in. long, ten to fifteen-flowered.June. l. glaucous, broadly cordate-ovate, 10in. to 12in. long, 7in. to 8in. broad; petiole 8in. to 12in. long, edges not incurved Japan, 1836 (B.R. 1839,50.) FUNKIA subcordata (sub-cordata).* fl., perianth pure white, 4in., to 4 1/2in. long, gradually dilated from a tube 1/4in. in thickness; scape 1 1/2ft. to 2ft. long; raceme nine to fifteen-flowered. August. l. cordate-ovate, pale green, 6in. to 9in. long, 3in. to 5in. broad; petiole 6in. to 8in. long. Japan, 1830. SYNS. Hemerocallis alba (A. B. R. 194), H. cordata H. japonica (B. M. 1433), H. plantaginea.