LILIUM Concolor. 

 SelJ-coloured Chinese Lily. 



Class and Order. — Hexaxdria Mon'ogyma. 



Syn. Liliuin Concolor. Par. Loud. tab. Al . 

 — Lilium Concolor. Cart. Hot. Mag.pl. 1165. 



Root bulbous, squamose — stem erect, leafy, two feet high or more — leaves 

 alternate, nerved, sessile, linear lanceolate — peduncles axillary, one 

 flovi^ered — corolla bright scarlet, tube short — petals six, lanceolate, re- 

 curved when the flower is fully expanded — stamens six, shorter than 

 the petals — filaments erect, anthers oblong, germen green, style thick, 

 as if composed of three parts, stigma trifid. 



This is one of the most beautiful species of the geuus Lilium. It 

 is rare, perhaps from the difficulty that attends its cultivation, the bulbs 

 being extremely liable to be lost in the winter from severe frosts or 

 damp ; it is a native of China, and was introduced into this country in 

 the year 1806. A sheltered situation, and light rich soil, mixed with 

 bog, are necessary for it, and it is increased by oif-sets, wliich are pro- 

 duced in tolerable abundance. All the species of Lilium are desirable 



for a flower garden. 



L. japonicum. 



— candidum. 



— bulbiferum. 



— aurantiacum. 



— Catesbcei. 



— philadelphicum. 



— canadense. 



— superbum, 



— chalcedonicum. 



pyreuaicum. 



pomponium. 



carolinianum. 



tig'rinum. 



pumilum. 



longiflorum. 



spectabile. 



croceum. 



prcecox 



PI. 28. 



