548 CLIII. LILLACEZ. Litium. 
solitary, on a scape. The species are chiefly oriental. Only 2 are 
generally cultivated. = 
1. T. GesneriAna. Common Tulip.—Scape 1-flowered, smooth ; lvs. ovate- 
lanceolate ; fl. erect, segments obtuse, smouth.—Named for Gesner,a Zurich 
botanist. lt 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. Aiter 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. suAVEOLENS, vulg6, Van Thol, differs from T. Gesneriana, in having a 
pubescent scape and fragrant flowers. It is moreover much smaller, and blos- 
soms earlier. ‘ 
2. LILIUM. 
Gr. detpor, Celtic, li, white ; one species is the emblem of purity. 
_ Perianth campanulate, segments mostly recurved, each with a lon- 
gitudinal groove within, from ithe middle to the base; stam. shorter 
than the style; capsule subtriangular, the valves connected with lat- 
ticed hairs —%% Herbs, with bulbous and leafy stems. Lvs. sessile, 
alternate or verticillate. Fils. terminal. . 
~~ 1. L. Canapense. Yellow Lily. 
' ws. most verticillate, lanceolate, the veins hairy beneath; ped. terminal, 
elongated, usually by 3s; fl. 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, 
Q—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 4—1’. 
Flowers 1—3, sometimes 7—20, pendulous, yellow or orange-colored, spotted 
with dark purple inside. July. : 
2. L. supersumM. Superb Lily. Turk’s Cap. 
Las. linear-lanceolate, acuminate, 3-veined, glabrous, lower ones verticil- 
sate, 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 
49". 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. PuiuapeLpHicum. (L. Catesbei. Walt.?) 
Lvs. \inear-lanceolate, rather acute, 1-veined, upper verticillate, lower 
generally scattered ; fs. subsolitary, campanulate, terminal, erect; pet. and sep. 
lance-ovate, unguiculate.—Dry pastures, fields and barrens, U.S.andCan. An 
elegant and showy plant, 15—20’ high. Stem terete, smooth, simple. Leaves 
23’ by 3—5”, sessile, smooth, only the midvein often conspicuous, collected 
into 1,2 or3 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, 23’ long, standing apart 
on long claws. June. 
4. L. canpDipum. White Lily.—Lwvs. 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.—Luvs. scattered, 3-veined ; fils. 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. candidwm, but are scabrous 
within, July. t F: 4 " 
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