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NOTES ON LILIES 



L. CaUosiim. — A distinct little scarlet-flowered Japanese Lily, 

 recently introduced to our gardens, and evidently, by its growth and 

 bulb structure, nearly allied to Coucolor and Tcnuifolium. The bulbs 

 are rarely larger than a ^Valnut, formed of a few — say ten or twelve 

 fleshy -white, somewhat fiddle-shaped scales. Our sketch, page 107, 

 was made from a large but typical specimen, but some of the smaller 

 bulbs are more ovoid, and have the closely imbricated, clasping scales, 

 so characteristic of Tcmiifolium, 



SUB-GENUS V. 



Maktagon. 

 L. Mcdeoloidcs (A. Gray). — This Japanese plant is said to be inter- 

 mediate between Avenacevm and ]\farfagon, " but is distinguished by 

 its erect flowers, falcate (not revolute) segments, and short stamens 



and pistil." 



The bulbs of X. Avenaceum 

 a Japanese, Kamschatkian, 

 Manchurian, and Kurilean 

 plant, are pale yellow or 

 straw coloured,* globose 

 varying in size from that of 

 a Hazelnut to that of a 

 medium-sized Walnut, the 

 narrow scales being lanceo- 

 late, slightly triquetrous, 

 sharply pointed, many of 

 them being distinctly articu- 

 lated about the middle, and 

 readily broken if roughly 

 handled. The name Ave- 

 nareum or Oat-scaled, is 

 peculiarly applicable to the 

 bulbs of the true plant, 

 since the upper halvss of the 

 scales when broken ofl' 

 closely resemble Oats in 

 form and colour. 



Z. Avcnaccun (Japan) ; from a fine impovtctl li 

 natural size. 



Bulbs, as generally inijiorted, are aliout a (juarter 

 the size tigiired. 



Bulbs ol' tlicse species, with drawings of the 

 plants, have lieen sent over to us by our Japanese 

 con'es]iondents for years; but, owing to the thin- 

 ness of the scales, they have genei-ally perished on 

 the journey. We have, however, suci'ceded in 

 establishing and flowering this year, for the lirst 

 time, a few plants. We see no difference between 

 the bulbs sent over to us under the name of 

 Medeoloides, and those here figured as Avenaccum. 



L. Alacidafum (Hansoni). — There has been some little misunder- 

 standing about this plant; there can be but little doubt, however, that 

 the Maculatum of the " Botanical Magazine," t. 6,126 is really Ilausoni: 

 the Maculatum of Thunberg being acknowledged by Mr. Baker to be 

 Medeoloides. Hansoni is figured in the "Florist" as Avcnaceum , but'it 

 is a distinct Lily, and was shown at a meeting of the Royal Horti- 

 cultural Society, in 1874, by Mr. G. F. Wilson, of Weybridge, who, 

 kindly supplied the bulb from which the drawing was made. 



* Assuming a pinkish tint on exposure to the light. 



