708 ORDER 148. LILIACEJB. 



is the emblem of purity.) Perianth campanulate, segments spreading 

 above or recurved, each with a longitudinal honey groove within, from 

 the middle to the base ; stamens shorter than the style, anthers versa- 

 tile ; capsule subtriangular, the valves connected with latticed hairs ; 

 seeds 2-rowed in each cell. H Herbs with bulbous and leafy stems. 

 Lvs. sessile, alternate or verticillate. Fls. terminal, large and showy. 



Flowers white, nodding. Plants cultivated Nos. 8, 9 



Flowers oranire-eolored O r red, spotted. (*) 



* Leaf-axles bearing bulblets. Leaves scattered Nos. fi, 7 



* Leaf-axles not bulbiferous. Flowers erect, segments unguiciilate Nos. 3 4 



Flowers nodding. Lvs. 1-veined, oblaiici'olaU- No. 5 



Lvs. 3 to 5-veined, lanceolate Nos. 1, 2 



1 L. Caijadense L. YELLOW LILY. Lvs. 3-veined, mostly verticillate, lanceo- 

 late, the veins hairy beneath; ped. terminal, elongated, usually by 3s; ft. nodding, 

 the segments spreading, never revolute. Can. and U. S. A plant of much beauty, 

 frequently adorning our meadows in summer. Bulb scaly. Stem round, 2 if 

 high, surrounded \)y several remote whorls, eaoh consisting of 4 G leaves, and 

 often a few scattered ones at base. These are 2 3' by 1'. Flowers 1 3, 

 sometimes 7 20, pendulous, yellow, or orange-colored, spotted with dark purple 

 inside. July. 



2 L. superbum L. SUPERB LILY. TURK'S CAP. Lvs. linear-lanceolate, acuminate, 

 3-veined, glabrous, lower ones verticillate, upper ones scattered ; fls. often in a 

 pyramidal raceme, nodding, segments revolute. Can., Mid. and "NT. States. Few- 

 cultivated plants are more ornamental than this inhabitant of prairies and mea- 

 dows. Root bearing u white, squamous bulb. (Fig. 60.) St. erect, round, 

 straight, 4 to 6f high. Lvs. 2 to 3' by 4 to 9''. Fls. 3 to 20 or more, of a bright 

 orange color with purple spots. Sep. and pet. linear-lanceolate, beautifully and 

 fully revolute. Very distinct, at least in appearance from the foregoing. Jl. 



3 L. Philadelphicum L. PHILADELPHIA LILY. Lvs. linear-lanceolate, acute, 

 1-veined, upper verticillate, lower generally scattered ; fls. subsolitary, campanu- 

 late, terminal, erect; pet. and sep. lance-ovate, obtuse or barely acute, erect- 

 spreading, unguiculate. Dry pastures, fields and barrens, U. S. and Can. An 

 elegant and showy plant, 15 to 20' high. St. terete, smooth, simple. Lvs. 2 to 

 3' by 3 to 5", sessile, smooth, collected into 1, 2 or 3, or more whorls of 3s to 5s, 

 with the lower scattered. Fls. usually solitary, rarely 2 to 4, and umbellate. 

 Sep. and pet. deep orange color, spotted at base, 2' long, standing apart on 

 claws about 6" long. Jn. 



4 L. Catesbcfei Walt. CATESBY'S LILY. Lvs. linear-lanceolate and linear-acu- 

 minate, all scattered, sep. and pet. undulate, long-unguiculate, ovate-lanceolate, 

 tapering to' a long, thickened acumination, which is re flexed above. Damp pine bar- 

 rens, Md. to Ky. and all the S. States. St. 18 to 30' high, smooth and polished, 

 often purple. Lvs. 1 to 2' (the lower 3'), by 1 to 4", suberect, spreading. Sep. 

 and pet. 3 to 4' long, the claws 1' or more, yellow, the lamina scarlet, spotted 

 with red aud purple. Jl., Aug. 



5 L. Carolinianum MX. Lvs. l-veined, oblanceolate, or spatulate, acuminate, 

 tapering to a slender, sessile base, in whorls of about 5, the lower scattered; 

 flower mostly solitary, nodding; segm. lance-linear, recurved, tapering to a slender 

 acuminalion, midvein winged; style curved upwards. A more delicate species 

 than the last, 18' to 3f high, rarely 3-flowered. Lvs. 18" to 3' by 9 to 1C", mem- 

 branous. Fls. deep yellow, spotted with purple, the segm. strongly recurved, 

 but not revolute. JL, Aug. 



6 L. bulbifenun. L. ORANGE LILY. Lvs. scattered, 3-veined ; fls. campanu- 

 late, erect, rough within, segm. sessile. G-ardens. St. thick, round, 4f high, 

 bearing small, roundish, dark-colored bulbs in the axils of the leaves. Fls. large, 

 orange-colored, resembling in form those of L. candidum, but are scabrous within. 

 JL f Italy. 



7 L. tigrinum Gawl. TIGER-SPOTTED LILY. Lvs. scattered, sessile, 5- 

 veined, the upper cordate-ovate ; perianth revolute, papillous inside. Gardens, 

 common in cultivation. St. Cf high, with a pyramid of dark, orange-colored, 

 spotted fls. Axils of Ivs. bulbiferous. Aug. f China. 



