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CULTIVATION OF THE LILY TR[BE. 



LiLlUM CANPIPUM, FOLIA VARIEGATA. 



There are two varieties of White Lilies 

 with striped leaves, one having gold, the 

 other silver striped foliage ; both pretty in 

 B collection. 



Fig. 19. Tlie Long-flowered White Lily. 



LiLiuM LONGiFLORDM, or Lo?ig-Jlo2vered 

 White Lily ; sometimes called L. JapoJii- 

 cum. This is a beautiful species, and al- 

 though it has the reputation of being rather 

 tender, requiring the protection of a frame, 

 stood uninjured in the open ground the 

 past winter, without any other covering 

 than a little sea-weed. The flowers pure 

 white and very large ; corolla tubular, 

 campanulate ; leaves scattered, lanceolate ; 

 stem smooth ; height, 2 feet. Flowers in 

 July. 



LiLiuM MAETAGON, Ttirk^s Cap Lily. 

 Of this species of Lily there are a number 

 of varieties, as white, purple, spotted — all 

 desirable and beautiful. The petals are 

 very much reflexed ; corolla revolute ; leaves 

 whorled, ovate-lanceolate. In strong soil, 

 where the roots were well established, we 

 have seen this variety throw up stems three 

 to four feet high, each stem producing 

 20 or 30 flowers. 



LiLiuM UMBELLATUM, the TJmhel-Jloioered 

 Orange Lily. A strong growing species, 



producing quite a number of large upright 

 orange flowers, with rough interior ; leaves 

 scattered. In contrast with the white lily, 

 it makes an imposing appearance. It com- 

 mences flowering about one week earlier 

 than the white. 



LiLiuiM AUUANTICUM, Dioarf Orange 

 Lily. Flowers upright, rough inside, 2 or 

 3 only found on one stem, which grows 

 to the height of two feet. Leaves lanceo- 

 late. A very pretty variety. 



LiLiTTM TiGRiNUM, Tiger Spotted Lily. 

 A very strong growing common variety, 

 but very showy, with fine reflexed orange 

 flowers with black spots. Corolla revolute, 

 papillose inside (covered with fleshy points 

 or protuberances). Leaves scattered, ses- 

 sile, 5-nerved, the upper cordate-nervate. 

 It has the peculiarity of producing bulbs in 

 the axil of the leaves. Grows from 4 to 6 

 feet high. Having the faculty of producing 

 not only from off'-sets, but from the small 

 bulbs, it makes itself too common. It is a 

 suitable plant for the shrubbery as well as 

 the border. 



LiLiuM poMPONicuM, Scarlet Pompone 

 Lily. This is a beautiful variety, with 

 scarlet reflexed flowers : corolla revolute, 

 toothed and warted inside, leaves scattered, 

 linear-subulate ; tAVO feet high. Flowers 

 in June and July. 



LiLiUM cHALCEDONicuM, Scarlet Marta- 

 gon Lily. This is another fine scarlet lily 

 with reflexed flowers, growing to the height 

 of 3 or 4 feet, and flowering in July and 

 August. Leaves linear-lanceolate, scatter- 

 ed ; corolla revolute, dotted inside. 



All our native lilies are beautiful, and 

 very much improved by cultivation. While 

 we are bringing together from the ends of 

 the earth the treasures of Flora, let not 

 our own be neglected. 



LiLiTJM SUPERBT7M, Superh Lily. One of 

 the most magnificent of our native plants. 



