LILIUM. 



THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN. 



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L. HENRYI has been erroneously referred 

 to as "an orange-coloured speciosum," a 

 misleading description since in habit of 

 growth, flowering, and bulb it is not only 

 distinct from speciosum but entirely 

 unique among its fellows. Of a splendid 

 constitution and one of the 

 most reliable, it is also quite a 

 giant in its way, often attain- 

 ing 7 to 8 feet high, produc- 

 ing twenty or thirty orange- 

 coloured reflexing flowers in 

 a pyramidally-framed head. 

 In flower it is of fine orna- 

 ment, and few more florifer- 

 ous. A lime - loving species, 

 it is quite happy in calcareous 

 loams or deep loam, leaf-soil, 

 and old manure. The bulbs 

 attain to a huge size, and 

 being a stem-rooting kind, 

 should be planted 8 inches 

 deep. Because of its fine 

 stature, it associates well with 

 Hydrangea paniculata grandi- 

 flora, and the twain flowering 

 together in August and later 

 provide a rare picture. Plant 

 in November. C. China. 



L. HUMBOLDTI. A very 

 graceful Lily. The singular 

 beauty of the blossoms and 

 the elegant manner in which 

 they droop from their slender 

 stalks, make it most desir- 

 able, and its flowers, on 

 account of their great sub- 

 stance, are more lasting than 

 any other Californian Lily. 

 The stout and purplish stems 

 attain a height of 4 to 8 feet. 

 The leaves are in whorls of 

 from ten to twenty each, and 

 are of a bright green. The 

 flowers differ considerably in 

 colour and markings, but are 

 usually bright golden-yellow, 

 richly spotted with crimson- 

 purple. The variety ocellatum 

 or Bloomerianum is dwarf, 

 and has petals tipped with 

 brownish-crimson. It grows 

 best in an open border of 

 rich peaty or leafy soil of 

 a good depth. Columbi 

 anum (syn. Nitidum) seems 

 to be a smaller variety of this 

 Lily. 



L. JAPONICUM. Or Krameri as it is 

 more often called, possesses the most 

 delicate beauty of any. The flowers 

 are of the shape and nearly as large 

 as those of L. auratum. They are 

 either pure white or delicate rosy-pink 

 generally the latter. L. japonicum 

 is i to 3 feet high, and sometimes 

 bears five blooms but generally only 

 one or two. It is somewhat difficult to 

 grow, owing to its delicate constitution, 



but the best specimens produced in this 

 country were grown under the same con- 

 ditions as L. auratum and speciosum. 

 On account of its beauty it deserves the 

 most careful attention. It is a lovely 

 plant for a select spot between choice 



Li Hum Humboldti. 



dwarf shrubs, in free peaty soil or deep 

 sandy loam with vegetable soil in it. 

 When Mr Kramer first sent me this Lily 

 he wrote that he obtained it from a moun- 

 tainous slope at a high altitude. 



L. LEUCANTHUM. Though perfectly dis- 

 tinct for garden purposes, this is really a 

 form of L. Browni, brought from the 

 Chinese province of Yunnan, L. myrio- 

 phyllum and L. formosum (also best 



