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LILIUM. 



THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN. 



LILIUM. 



regarded as forms of L. Browni] replacing 

 it in adjoining provinces. The stems of 

 L. leucanthum are stout, 3 to 4 feet high, 

 and the leaves narrow and of a lustrous 

 green. The fragrant flowers, borne two 

 to four together, are of a long funnel- 

 shape, ruddy-brown on the outside and 

 milk-white within, with a rich yellow 

 throat. Being at its best in August, when 

 no other Lily of the same group is in 

 flower, it promises to be an important 

 gain, the more so as the plant is vigorous 

 and hardy. 



L. LONGIFLORUM (White Trumpet Lily). 

 This is among the most beautiful and 

 most valuable of garden Lilies. The typical 



about 9 inches long. Takesima is the 

 latest to bloom. Mme. Von Siebold is also 

 a fine variety. L. longiflorum giganteum 

 is the variety generally obtained from 

 Japan ; strong bulbs will send up a head of 

 from eight to twelve flowers widely opened; 

 the foliage is bright green ; under glass 

 this Lily may easily be forced. L. for- 

 mosanum, the variety from Formosa, has 

 its flowers ribbed and flushed with rosy- 

 brown ; they are somewhat smaller in size 

 than the type. L. Harrisi is L. longi- 

 florum altered by growth in a tropical 

 climate, Bermudas, S. Africa, etc. Jama- 

 Jura and Liukiu are native names for the 

 varieties mentioned. The variegated- 



Lilium longijlorum Harrisi. 



form is i to 3 feet high, the stems in 

 summer being terminated by reflexed, 

 tubular, waxy- white flowers, which are 

 sweetly scented. There are several varie- 

 ties, the best being the early variety now 

 called PVCBCOX, of rather dwarf habit, with 

 long, pointed, three-nerved, dark green 

 foliage ; the flowers are of great substance, 

 tubular, and but little reflexed at the tip. 

 This flowers a fortnight earlier than the 

 type, bears larger and more numerous 

 flowers, and is in every way superior to it. 

 Takesima is recognised by a purplish tint 

 on the exterior of the blossoms and on the 

 stem. Wilsoni, or eximium, the finest 

 variety, has bold dark foliage, and is 

 nearly 4 feet high, with numerous flowers 



leaved form (albo-marginatum) is desirable, 

 as the vegetation is distinct and constant. 

 L. longiflorum and its varieties sometimes 

 bloom well in borders, but care should be 

 taken that they are not injured by spring 

 frosts. L. longiflorum is so early that, 

 unless protected by the leaves of ever- 

 greens, its growth is apt to be checked. 

 A well-drained light loam, well enriched 

 with leaf-mould, suits it admirably. L. 

 Wilsoni is benefited by a lighter soil and 

 by a warmer and more sheltered position. 

 When just pushing the growth in spring, 

 it is advisable to encircle the plants with 

 a few dead branches, if unprotected by 

 shrubs. Where this fine species and its 

 forms fail in the ordinary soil of the garden, 



