LIUT'M 



Tlir. ]\VL}] ]K)OK 



forty on a stem, and appearing' in 

 April and May. (JJof. Mckj. t. 4725 ; 

 Ji<jt. lie<j. 1845.) Should be grown 

 in -warm sheltered spots outside, or 

 in the greenhouse. 



lance-sliaped, and nearly all in 

 distinct whorls on slender stems 6 to 



L'iliurn ruhellum. 



8 ft. high. In good specimens from 

 twenty-five to thirty-five flowers are 

 borne in umbels or racemes, and are 

 deliciously fragrant. 



L. speciosum. — One of the most 



Fig. UL—Lilivm Roezli. (*.) 



L. Rosthemi. — A native of W. 

 China, 1 to iJ. ft. high, vnih linear 

 oblong leaves 3 to 4 ins. long, and 

 yellowish, heavily spotted flowers 

 about 2 ins. long, the segments being 

 reflexed and crisped. 



li. rubelliun. — A distinct and 

 attractive Japanese Lily, 1 to 2 ft. 

 high. Flowers rosy-pink, tubular 

 bell-shaped, quite unspotted, and 

 sweet scented. (L'ot. Ma'j. t. 7034.) 

 A good Lily for forcing. 



L. rubesceiis. — This has hitherto 

 been regarded as a form of L. Was^h- 

 intjtonianum, but Mr Carl I'urdy 

 considers it to be quite distinct. It 

 has smaller, more compact, and more 

 ovate bulbs than L. Washinij- 

 toninman. The leaves are narrowly 



FKi. 243. — L'dium speciosum alhum. (J.) 



popular Japanese Liliums in cultiva- 

 tion (often known as L. landfolima. 



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