548 CLUL LILIACEJE. Lilium. 



solitary, on a scape. The species are chiejly orieTital. Only 2 are 

 generally cultivated. 



1. T. Gesneriana. CommoJi Tulip. — Scape 1-flowered, smooth; lis. ovate- 

 lanceolate ; /. erect, segments obtuse, smooth. — Named for Gesner, a Zurich 

 botanist, it appears to have been introduced into Europe from Persia in 1559. 

 Its varieties are endless, and may be produced by first planting the seed in a 

 rich soil, and afterwards transplanting the bulbs into a poorer soil. After a 

 few years, the flowers become broken or variegated with colors in that exqui- 

 site manner so much admired. In catalogues there are eniunerated and describ- 

 ed more than 700 varieties. May. 



2. T. sLAVEOLENs, vulgo, Vau T7iol, diflfers from T. Gesneriana, in having a 

 pube-^cent scape and fragrant flowers. It is moreover much smaller, and blos- 

 soms earlier. 



2. LILIUM. 



Gr. \eipov, Celtic, li, white ; one species is the emblem of piirity. 



Perianth campanulate. segments mostly recurved, each with a lon- 

 gitudinal groove within, from Lhe middle to the base ; stam. shorter 

 than the style : capsule subtriangular, the valves connected with lat- 

 ticed hairs. — % Herbs, ivith bulbous ami leafy stems. Lvs. sessile, 

 alternate or verticillate. Fls. terminal. 



1. L. Canadensr. Yellow Lily. 



Lvs. most verticillate, lanceolate, the veins hairy beneath ; ped. terminal, 

 elongated, usually by 3s; jl. nodding, the segments spreading, never revolute. — 

 Can. and U. S. 'A plant of much beauty, frequently adorning our meadows in 

 summer. The root affords a fine example of the scaly bulb. Stem round, 

 2 — if high, surrounded by several remote whorls, each consisting of 4 — 6 

 leaves, and olten a few scattered ones at base. These are 2 — 3' by i — 1'. 

 Flowers 1 — 3, sometimes 7 — 20, pendulous, yellow or orange-colored, spotted 

 with dark purple inside. July. 



2. L. suPERBUM. Superb Lily. Turk's Cap. 



Lvs. linear-lanceolate, acuminate, 3-veined, glabrous, lower ones verticil- 

 late, upper ones scattered ; Jls. often in a pyramidal raceme, nodding, segments 

 revolute. — Can., Mid. and W. States ! Few cultivated plants are more orna- 

 mental than this inhabitant of prairies and meadows. Root bearing a white, 

 squamose bulb. Stem erect, round, straight, 4 — 6f high. Leaves 2 — 3' by 

 4 — 9". Flowers 3 — 20 or more, of a bright orange color with purple spots. 

 Sepals and petals linear-lanceolate, beautifully and fully revolute. Very dis- 

 tinct, at least in appearance, from the foregoing. July. 



3. L. Philadelphicum. (L. Catesbsei. Walt. 7) 



Lvs. linear-lanceolate, rather acute, 1 -veined, upper verticillate, lower 

 generally scattered ; Jls. subsolitary, campanulate, terminal, erect ; pet. and sep, 

 lance-ovate, unguiculate. — Dry pastures, fields and barrens, U. S. and Can. An 

 elegant and showy plant, 15 — ^20' high. Stem terete, smooth, simple. Leaves 

 2 — 3' by 3 — 5", sessile, smooth, only the midvein often conspicuous, collected 

 into 1,2 or 3 or more whorls of about 5, with the lower scattered. Flowers 

 usually solitary, rarely 2 — 4 and umbellate. Sepals and petals lance-ovate 

 (the latter broadest) deep orange-color, spotted at base, 2^' long, standing apart 

 on long claws. June. 



4. L. CANDiDL-M. White Lily. — Lvs. scattered, lanceolate, narrowed at the 

 base; Jl. campanulate, smooth inside. — Native of Levant. It has a thick stem 

 4f liigh, supporting a raceme of very large, snow-white flowers, which have 

 long been regarded as the emblems of whiteness and purity. Jl. t 



5. L. bulbiferum. Orange Lily. — Lvs. scattered, 3-veined ; fls. campanulate, 

 erect, rough within. — Native of Italy. Stem thick, round, 4f high, bearing 

 small, roundish, dark-colored bulbs in the axils of the leaves. Flowers large, 

 orange-colored, resembling in form those of L. candidnm, but are scabrou.? 

 within. July, f 



