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NOTES ON T.ILIES 



Roe/.l, ill liort., Leiclitlin. — CiUKuJciisc, var. Pnhcnilum, Torrcy, Bot. 

 Whipple, 90 ('Hartweg 2,001), is a, form of this species which has the 

 stem and uuder-surface of the leaves puberulous. 



Tliis fonii, of all ijlies, has the lari,'i'st and most iicdiliar Imlb, somotimes globose, 

 somctinu's rhizoniatous, often iiitoniu'diati' in form, with large long broad seak's. "\Vc 

 liavi' had bulbs weighing as much as 1 lb. It is a veiv distinct, beautiful, and graceful 

 fonu — graceful in whorlcd toliagc, graceful in its sjiikc of luunerous pendent, golden 

 iniriile-s|iotted llowcrs. Its reddish Imnvn stem, bluish green smooth leaves, distinguish 

 it even in earlv growth from all other Lilies. Tin re is a good coloured ligure giveu 

 in the "Florist,'" 1S75, ]). 217. 



Var. OceUatum, Kellogg, Proc. Calif, Acad., v. 88, t. 4, from the 

 Island of Santa Rosa, is a form with a yellowish perianth, marked on 

 the inside with conspicuous purple dots. 



This var., llhwincrianum Ocdlatithi, so called because each i)urple s]iot is (like a pupil) 

 suiTounded with a yellow circle ; is a distinct form, with smaller bulb, not so vigorous 

 in its growth, but with as large or larger flowers. »b'ec page 23. 



Huniljoldt's Urange Lily 

 (i. Hamholdtii). 



Flower s])ike of JLartagou Lily 

 (Z. Martarjon). 



35. Jj. Martagon. — Sj^eciosum, 435 ; Jacq., Austr., t. 351 ; Bot. 

 Mag., t. 893 and 1,634 ; Red., Lil., t. 1 46 ; Eng. Bot., t. 279, edit. 3, 

 t. 1,518 : Reich., Ic. Germ., t. 451. — Bulb, ovoid, H to 2 inches long, 

 yellowish, perennial, with very numerous narrow scales ; stem 3 to 

 6 feet high, terete, smooth or puberulous in the upper part, gi'een or 

 spotted with purple ; leaves, mostly in two to four wliorls of six to 

 nine leaves, the upper ones (rarely all) scattered, horizontal, oblance- 

 olate, spathulate, sessile, tender, the lower ones 4 to 6 inches long, 

 12 to 15 lines broad above the middle, tender (with three to five 

 distinct veins on each side o£ the mid-rib), smooth or pubescent ; 

 central internodes, 6 to 9 inches long; raceme, lax, elongated, con- 

 taining from three to twenty flowers; bracts, small; pedicels, nodding 

 when bearing flowers, the lowest ones 1 to 3 inches long ; ]5erianth, 

 fragrant, claret-coloured, 15 to 18 lines long, pubescent on the right 

 outside; segments, lance-shaped, very revolute, with numerous livid 

 purple dots on the inside ; claws, slightly lamellated (groove deep. 



