548 CLIII. LILIACE^. Lilium. 



solitary, on a scape. The species are chiefly oriental. Only 2 are 

 generally cultivated. 



1. T. Gesneriana. Common Tulip. — Sca^e 1-flowered, smooth; Zm. ovate- 

 lanceolate ; Jl. 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 enumerated and describ- 

 ed more than 700 varieties. May. 



2. T. siJAVEOLENs, vulgo, Vau Thol, differs from T. Gesneriana, in having a 

 pubescent scape and fragrant flowers. It is moreover much smaller, and blos- 

 soms earlier. 



2. LILIUM. 

 Ch". Xeipov, Celtic, li, white ; one species is the emblem of purity. 



Perianth campanulate, segments mostly recurved, each witli a lon- 

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

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

 ticed hairs. — % Herbs, with bidbous and leafy stems. Lvs, sessile^ 

 alternate or verticillate. Fls. terminal. 



1. L. Canadense. Yellow Lily. 



L/vs. most verticillate, lanceolate, the veins hairy beneath ; ped. terminal, 

 elongated, usually by 3s ; /. 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 — 4f high, surrounded by several remote whorls, each consisting of 4 — 6 

 leaves, and often a few scattered ones at base. These are 2 — 3' by ^ — 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 ; fis. 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 ; fis. subsolitary, campanulate, terminal, erect ; pet. andsg;?. 

 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 olten 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. cANDiDUM. White Lily. — Lvs. scattered, lanceolate, narrowed at the 

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

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

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



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

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

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

 orange-colored, resembling in form those of //. candidmn, but are scabrou"? 

 within. July, f 



