LILIUM 



THE BULB BOOK 



LIMNOCHARIS 



L.umbellatum. -A Siberian species and from li to 2 ins. long. It is a 



with, large heads of erect orange-red 

 flowers. Many lilies of garden origin 

 are grouped under this, being prob- 

 ably hybrids between L. croceum, L. 

 elei/ans, and L. davuricum. The 

 colours vary from orange to orange- 

 red, apricot and almost scarlet, special 

 names being given to some forms, 

 such as aurantiacum, grand 'iflorum, 

 jruiictatum, Cloth of Gold, etc. 



L. Wallace!. A Japanese Lily in- 

 termediate between L. eleyans and L. 

 ^r<lAimowic~.^. It has roundish bulbs, 

 H to 2 ins. in diameter; densely 



very distinct and pretty little species. 

 LILIUM DISEASES. Sometimes a 

 fungus known as JSotrytis cinerea 

 attacks the plants, forming orange- 

 brown specks on the stems and leaves, 

 etc., ultimately becoming covered with 

 a delicate grey mould. Other fungoid 

 diseases also attack the plants. In- 

 fected portions should be burned, the 

 plants then being sprayed with a 

 solution of liver of sulphur (2 oz. to 3 

 gals, of water), or heavily dusted over 

 with flowers of sulphur after syring- 

 ing or a heavy rain. When grown in 



leafy green stems about H ft. high, greenhouses, the worst pest probably 



mottled with brown ; and clear pale 

 scarlet flowers about 3 ins. long, 

 spotted with brown inside towards 

 the base. (Garden, 1897, f. 1103.) 



L. Washingtonianum. A fine 

 Californian Lily, 3 to 6 feet high, with 

 long and narrow bulbs composed of 

 loose scales, often measuring 7 to 15 

 ins. in circumference, but in a native 

 state sometimes as much as 28 ins. 

 The drooping funnel-shaped flowers 

 are 3 to 4 ins. long, pure white, tinged 

 with purple or lilac, and sweetly 

 scented. (Fl. d. Serr. tt. 1975-6 : 

 Gnrtenfl. t. 170 ; Elwes, Lil. t. 10.) 



Mr Carl Purdy mentions a variety 

 called minor, from the base of Shasta 

 Mountain. It has ovate compact 

 bulbs, slender stems, rather narrow 

 lance-shaped wavy leaves five to eight 

 in a whorl. 



L. Yoshidai. This is said to be a 

 new species, with sweet-scented 

 flowers like those of L. Browni (Gard. 

 1905, Ixviii. 238, f.). 



L. yunnanense. A native of the 

 mountains of Yunnan, W. China, at 

 an elevation of 6000 ft. It has 

 roundish bulbs about li ins. in 

 diameter, smooth stems 1 to 2 ft. 

 high, and narrow leaves li to 2 ins. 

 long. The drooping pink and un- 

 spotted flowers are widely expanding, 



is the green-fly, which attacks and 

 cripples the tips of the flowering 

 shoots. By syringing the plants regu- 

 larly with nicotine and quassia solu- 

 tions, or by vaporising the houses 

 from time to time, these pests can be 

 kept in check. 



LIMNOCHARIS (limne, a marsh; 

 chniro, to delight in ; in reference to 

 its habitat). Nat. Ord. Alismaceae. 

 The best -known members of the 

 genus are described below : 



L. Humboldti (ITydrocleis Commer- 

 Koni). A charming aquatic from 

 Buenos Ayres, having whitish cylin- 

 drical root-stocks, broadly oval or 

 roundish leaves which float on the 

 surface of the water, and bright 

 yellow flowers from July to Septem- 

 ber. Each bloom is over 2 ins. 

 across, and consists of three roundish 

 inner segments, three smaller green 

 outer ones, and numerous orange- 

 yellow stamens in the centre. (Sot. 

 Refj. t. 1640.) 



To keep this plant alive during the 

 winter months outside, the rhizomes 

 should be planted at least a foot 

 below the water-level. They may, 

 however, be grown in pots or tubs, 

 and sunk in the water in June, and 

 taken up again in October or Novem- 



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