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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Lilium continued. 
close, sixty to a hundred to a stem at the flowering time, erecto- 
patent, linear. Stem reaching 5ft. to 6ft. in height, comparatively 
slender and wand-like, finely striated. 1841. Syns, L. eaxcetsum 
and L. isabellinum, A garden plant, probably a hybrid between 
L. candidum and L. chalcedonicum. See Fig. 428. (B. R. 1843, 
11; F. d. S. i. 39; P. M. B. 1843, 221; R. G. 549.) 3 
L. Thomsonianum (Thomson’s). A synonym of L. roseum. 
L. Thunbergianum (Thunberg's). A synonym of L. elegans. 
L. T. aureum nigro-maculatum (yellow, black-spotted), A 
synonym of L. elegans alutaceum. 
e 
Fig. 430. INFLORESCENCE OF LILIUM TIGRINUM SPLENDENS. 
. potted).* C. Tiger Lily, f. bright deep 
orange-red, with numerous small, distinct, purplish-black spots 
24in, to din. long; racemes deltoid, eight to twenty-flowered, gin. to 
gin. broad; lateral peduncles rigidly erecto-patent. Julyand August. 
l. twenty to thirty at the time of flowering, linear, scattered 
irregularly, erecto-patent or spreading, dark glossy n. Stems 
2ft, to Aft. high, erect, firm, robust, porpi -black, pubescent. 
1 A well-known and very desirable species. See 
Fig. 429. (B. M. 1237.) 
e eee A. bright orange-red, densel 
tted with blackish-purple ; perianth segments Multiplied Pto 
t six series. Habit somewhat similar to Fortunei. Japan. 
F. & P. 1871, 25.) 
L. t. Fortunei (Fortune's).“ This fine variety differs from the 
_ type in its greater stature, its larger pyramidal heads, and its 
3 * 3 peg pens éft. to 7ft. high, 
e r 2ft. and upwards forming a broas ramidal panicl 
flowers, China, 1850. z z eaa 
4 
1 
CH 
Fic. 431. FLOWER-STEM, IN TWO PARTS, AND DETACHED FLOWER 
OF LILIUM WASHINGTONIANUM, 
plendid).* fl. sometimes twenty-five to a 
ter than in Fortunei; spots fewer and 
L. t. splendens (s 
stem, of a bolder e 
la See Fig. 430. (F. d. S. 1931-2; F. & P. 
A fine variety. 
15.) 7 
Lilium—continued. 
L. tubiflorum (tube-fiowered). A synonym of L. neilgherrense. 
L. Wallichianum (Wallich’s). AH. white, greenish towards the 
base outside, fragrant, usually solitary, casually two or three; 
7in. to gin. long. Summer. J, fifty to sixty, always narrow- 
linear, ascending, the lower reaching 8in. to din. long. Stem 
Aft. to 6ft. high, zin. thick at the base. Sub-temperate 
Central Himalayas. Greenhouse. (B. M. 4561; F. d. S. 612; 
L. & P. F. G. 1850, 120.) k 
L. Wallichianum (Wallich’s), of Wight. 
neilgherrense. 
L. Washingtonianum (Washington’s).* H. white, tinged with 
purple or lilac, all more or less cernuous when expanded, fra- 
grant, 2sin. to Shin. long, narrowed gradually from the neck to the 
base; racemes about 1ft. long on strong-growing specimens, and 
from Sin. to din. broad when fully expanded. Summer. J. in 
several distinct whorls, which are Sin, to 4in. apart in the lower 
part of the stem, and made up of about one dozen ascending 
oblanceolate leaves, which are din. to Hin. long. Stem 3ft. to 5ft. 
high, gin. to zin. thick towards the base, stiff, erect, terete. 
California, 1 See Fig. 431. (F. d. S. 1975-6; G. C. 1871, p. 709; 
R. G. k ; 
A synonym of L. 
L. W. um (purple). f. purplish-black, spotted, um- 
bellate. Stem 1ft. to 1ft. high. California, 187. SYN. L. 
rubescens. (F. d. S. 1975-6; R. G. 170.) 
LILY BEETLE (Crioceris merdigera). In this 
beetle, the antennz are borne on the front of the head, and 
the joints are short; the mandibles are short, and are 
provided with several teeth; the palpi are slender, and 
the elytra rather broad. The colour is bright scarlet 
during life, but fades rapidly after death. The larvae 
live on Lilies, devouring the leaves. They form a protec- 
tive coat by pushing their excrement upon their backs 
Fic. 432. LILY BEETLE (CRIOCERIS MERDIGERA), showing Eggs, 
Larve (one naked, the other under its Coat), and Perfect 
there to dry into a crust (see Fig. 432); they can 
free themselves at pleasure from this coat. They descend 
into the earth when the time arrives for them to become 
pupe. Lily Beetles are very rare; but, when trouble- 
some, the best plan to effect a clearance is to pick them 
off by hand and to throw them into hot water. White 
Hellebore has been.found a quick and good method of 
getting rid of these insects. It should be applied as re- 
commended for the Gooseberry and Currant Sawfly 
(which see). 
Fic. 433. YOUNG Crown OF LILY OF THE VALLEY, FOR 
PROPAGATING, 
LILY OF THE VALLEY (Convallaria majalis). 
The pure white, fragrant flowers, see pale green i. 
of this beautiful native plant render it one of the most 
useful and universally admired. It succeeds outside in 
almost any situation, but prefers one with shade and 
plenty of moisture. When once planted and become 
established, the crowns keep increasing, and the larger 
ones flowering, each year without any attention, beyond 
the application of a top-dressing of manure or rich soil in 
the autumn. The plants are not particularly ornamental 
