LILY. 21? 
L. medeoloides.—A Japanese form, with the habit 
of LZ. concolor and L. pulchellum. Itis a very difficult 
subject to manage from imported bulbs, which are so 
small, and with such delicate, thin scales, that they 
easily perish. A good stock can only be procured in 
this country by growing them from seeds. 
L. Melpomene.—A seedling form from Z. speci- 
osum rubrum, to which it is referred. 
L. Michauxii.—A synonym of ZL. carolinianum. 
L. monadelphum.—tThis truly magnificent Lily 
has had a difficult time in establishing its name. From 
time to time it has appeared under several names, and 
various varieties have appeared under its name. The 
chief difference in the varieties being, that some are 
spotted, others plain, and that some have larger flowers 
than the type. ‘These variations will be noticed in the 
varieties. In the open border the Monadelphum grows 
from two to three feet high, with a terminal cluster of 
from six to twenty turban-shaped flowers, ranging in 
color from a rich canary-yellow to a pale lemon-yellow. 
This Lily and its varieties are of Asiatic origin; all suc- 
ceed well in rich soil, in partial shade, where water does 
not stand. It may be well to state here, that our descrip- 
tion of forms is as they are grown and appear in America; 
that the same forms described in other countries are 
from the standpoint of their appearance there, and the 
differences between the two are very great. In the open 
border the English-grown Lilies far surpass ours, as we 
usually grow them, while our greenhouse specimens far 
surpass theirs. So much for climatic influences. The 
following are the varieties of Monadelphum: 
Vars. colchicum, Szovitsianum, Loddigesia- 
num.—These are strictly synonyms, rather than varie- 
ties, neither having any distinctive character not pos- 
sessed by the others, that the difference in culture and 
situation will produce any variation noticeable in form 
