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KOTES OX LILIES 



globular bulb compose J of shorter, blunter, and more fleshy scales,, 

 many of the latter beino- once, and some even twice, jointed as shown, 

 in the sketch. Mr. Elwes tells me he received similar bulbs from. 

 ]\Iaximo\vicz, and that he is instituting further in(|uiries respecting 

 tliem. Another distinct Lil}'- placed under the heading of Bvlbi- 

 fcrum. by Mr, Baker is WHsoni (of Leichtlin), for a bulb of which I 

 am indebted to Mr. G. F. AVilson himself. The largest bulb which 

 could be found at the time is here figured, and resembles that of 

 Bulhifcrum in size and contour, being conijiosed of thick, closely 

 appressed, pinkish scales. Herr Max Leichtlin, who is the authority 

 for this species, suggests that it may possibly be a hybrid between, 

 Elei/ans {T/aivhcnjiaiiiimJ and Spcriofiim. BiiUnfernm has long' been 

 grown in European gardens, and, like many other species, has become 

 differentiated by seminal reproduction. 



L. Concolor may be taken as the type of a grou]-) of Siberian, 

 Chinese, and Japanese Lilies, having very distinct bulbs ; and Mr. 

 Baker's description of the bulbs of Gonrolor will almost include all of 

 them. These are small yellow or scarlet-flowered species of slender 

 habit, the most distinct being Callosiim, Terniifoiiuni, and Concolor 

 with its distinct forms (viz., Siiiicinn, with solitary, broad scaled-bulbs, 

 Tartltcnvion, with crespitose or clustered bulbs, Coridion, also with 

 ctespitose bulbs, but distinguished by its yellow flowers) ; PidcheUum , 

 bulb ovoid, scarcely 1 inch long (bearing red, black-dotted flowers),. 

 and a yellow-flowered variety, cultivated in Japan, being found wild on; 



L. Concolor (China and L. TcnnifoUuin (Sil'crin), 



Japan), lialfnatural size,from from a cultivated Inilb, halt' 



a well-grown cultivated bulb; natural size; colour, waxy 



colour white, rosy tipped.* white, and rosy tinted. 



L. Pulchcllum (Siberia), . 

 from an imported bulb, 

 half natural size ; colour,, 

 white. 



We believe this drawing to represent ridclicUum ; it is not Concolor. 



