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(d). Emperor, in this, porhaps, the most liMutil'iil Ibiiii ; the cj-c is fjolileii yellow, 

 the whole is sull'used, except at tlie niaigins of the petals, whiili are luoad, by a rich 

 l>loo(l red tint, as in Sjirciosnm ; at the junction of white and red, the colours are streaky, 

 and run into one another, there are the usual spots and blotches, but the narrow white 

 margin does not exceed \ inch. 



(c). Jlchrii-pirtKiii, in this very beautiful vainetj' the yellow liand prevails on the 

 lower hall' of tlie petal, wlicrc it is sutfused, and gradually lost in a beautiful light 

 ■crimson broad streak, continued to the apex of the ]ictal ; tlie spots and l)lotches are also 

 of the same crimson tint. 



(f). Fici'um, in this choice variety, the tip only or lower tliinl of tin' petal is marked 

 ■with a scarlet or blood red streak. 



'{(/). I'injinalc, in this very beautiful form, llicrc is no other colour but y(dlow and 

 white, the spots, if any, and band being entirely of the former tint. 



(h). JVittci, on tliis point we (piote below M. Krelage's observations. — Garden, vol. 

 \Z, ih ISO. 



Lastly we must not omit to mention the sjilendid liybrids derived from Spcciosiua 

 nnd Ax raf urn, Melpomene, sec p. 65, siniX'ParLinanni. A coloured figure of the latter 

 is given in the Garden, vol. lH, p. 45(3. 



L. Wittei. — "As I have had both L. Aiir at n in, \ar. VinjinaJe, and Wittci 

 in flower at the same time, I have been able to ob.serve the decided 

 <liSerence between them. WiWd has not narrow, long- jietals, but rather 

 broad and short ones. Virginale is papillose on all the divisions of the 

 perianth, the outer as well as the inner, and these papilla; are very 

 -delicately tinged with light yellow. The divisions of the perianth of 

 Witlci are totally glabrous. The last form I have never found among 

 any lot of Aiiratum. Virguiale I bought first in 1868 ; since that 

 time I have found it sometimes among introduced lots of Auratum, and 

 at present several of these plants are in flower in my nursery, which all 

 have the papillose character on the perianth division, the petals being 

 more or less narrow in the different plants. In consequence, I think I 

 am right in considering Wittei and Virginale to be two different plants, 

 leaving it to later examination to decide if Wittei must be considered as a 

 separate species, or merely as a variety- of Aiiratnm." — F. U. Krelage, 

 Maadem, 



SUB-GENUS lY. 



IsoLiRioN, Erect-flovv^ered Lilies. 



Perianth, broadly funnel-shaped, standing erect for a considerable 

 time, usually of a brilliant red or yellow colour ; segments, oblong, 

 Jauce-shaped, spathulate, or clawed at the base with dots and 

 papillose lamellic on the inner surface, and with a deep groove on the 

 teel; stamens, diverging on every side from the erect.stylc. 

 ki:y to the species. 



Leaves in wliorls. — 20, riiiladelpldeam, 21, Mcdcoloidcs. 



Leaves scattered : style short<'r than ovary. — 22, Concolor. 



style longer than ovarj'. — 23, JJulbi/ennn, 21, Vroecum, 

 25, Davuricum, 2(), liile<jaas, 27, Catesbad, 



20. L. rhUa<hslphicurn.—lj. Sp., 4:35 ; Miller, Ic, t. 165, fig,' 1 ; 

 Bot. Mag., t. 519 ; l^ed. Lil., t. 104; Lodd. Bot. Cab., t. 976; Herb. 

 Amat., t. 92 ; Bot. Reg., t. 594 ; Kunth, Enum., iv., 26o. — Bulb, 

 {see i^age 102), small, annual, stoloniferous ; scales, fragile, thick, 



