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attain at least G feet. It has a slender, light p-ecn, somewhat rough 

 stem, inclined to bronze at the insertions of the lower leaves, which 

 are crowded, alternate, long, and slender, arching downwards. The 

 flowers are semi-cup-shaped, with s])reading segments somewhat 

 recurved, medium sized, of a deep api icot tint, and unspotted They 

 are produced in umbels of from 4 to 8 or 12, not unlike in colour 

 those of Thunheri/ianum Yenustum {Ar-mcniacum), but the plant, as 

 to bulb, habit of growth, foliage, and time of flowering, resembles 

 very closely Lcirlith'nii or Ma.rhnoiriczn, to which it is closely allied. 

 This new Lily first flowered with us in 1875, from some small bulbs 

 obtained irom Japan in rather poor condition ; we were nnich puzzled 

 by its nondescript appearance, for the flowers reminded us strongly 

 of T. J'cjiusfum, while the foliage and habit were more like those of 

 Croceum. As the plants were dwarf, weak, and poorly developed, 

 we postponed, that year, any decision as to its character, till we could 

 obtain stronger growth. Fortunately, in the winter of 1877 — 78, a 

 large number of queer-shaped bulbs from Japan, under the name of 

 Talf<fa Juri, made their ap])earance in the market : these were small, 

 in shape and size much resembling those of LeicldVnui, having Inroad 

 stout scales, with the front tier reaching nearly half way up the bulb. 

 Bulbs of the rmheUatnrn section are in general large and flatter, with 

 scales nearly up to the apex; those of Thunhertjianum have more 

 numerous, slender, and narrower scales, reaching vertically higher, 

 np to the apex of the bulb. We purchased and planted a lot of these 

 bulbs, which were new in shape to us, and, at first, during growth, 

 comparing them with some of the true plants growing near, we thought 

 we had got LeicMUnii, but, later on, a difference appeared in stems 

 and foliage ; the former were too rough and green, whereas, those of 

 Leicldlinii, were smooth and dark coloured, the foliage was large, 

 more crowded, and arching, whereas, in LeichtUiiii, it was sparse, 

 erect, and acute ; lastly, the immature flower buds were blunt at the 

 tip, mai-ked with red, and arranged in an umbel : those of LeichtUnii 

 were elongated, green at the tip, and arranged in the form of a spike. 

 "When the flowers expanded, we saw at once that we had again grown 

 our old friend, which had so puzzled us in 1875. We have no doubt 

 this form is a hybrid, it may be between Excchnm, which it much 

 resembles in shape and substance of flower, and in being destitute of 

 spots, and Maxhnowiczii, to the bull? of which its bulb is very similar ; 

 or it may be Armeniacam. Whatever its parentage, as an inter- 

 mediate forin it is most interesting ; as a decorative autumnal form, 

 it is floriferous, elegant, striking, and well worthy of a good place in 

 the garden. A good plate of this Lily is given in Garden, vol. .lb 

 p. 39. 



45. L. Pseudo-tigrinur,:. — Carriere, Revue Hort., 1867, 410, with a 

 figure; Kegel. Gart., 1868, 118; Animad, 1873, 21.— Bulb {see 

 p. 100), ovoid, perennial ; scales, acute, adpressed, moderately thick ; 



