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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



continued. 



but not a position overhung with trees. Protection 

 from high winds is also an important point with plants 

 growing to such a height as these. Early autumn, 

 after the stems have ripened off. is the best time for 

 lifting or replanting. Lily bulbs should not be allowed 

 to lie out of the ground, or be exposed to the weather, 

 longer than can possibly be helped. They are, as de- 

 scribed above, mostly composed of a number of fleshy 

 scales (see Fig. 411), which contract and become 

 withered under the drying influence of the open air. 

 This alone is a sufficient explanation of the numerous 

 failures with purchased bulbs the length of time they 

 may have been stored in the seedsmen's shops. From 

 4in. to Gin. is a suitable depth for planting. A num- 

 ber of roots proceed from the stem above the bulb each 

 year, and a less depth than this would not allow of 

 their being covered with soil. A mulching of rotten 

 manure, and plenty of water, are of great assistance in 

 developing the flowers, if applied as soon as they are 

 sufficiently advanced to be seen. The flower shoots 

 should not be cut off before they have thoroughly 

 ripened. 



Cultivation in Pots. As previously remarked, a few 

 of the Liliums are indispensable conservatory plants, 

 and must, consequently, be amenable to culture in pots. 

 Loam and peat, in about equal parts, with some char- 

 coal or sharp sand added, will be a suitable compost. 

 Potting should be performed when the bulbs are at rest 

 in autumn. Those which are imported are largely culti- 

 vated in this way, but they seldom have the strength 

 and solidity of those which are home grown; the latter 

 are, however, much more expensive. A very large pro- 

 portion of the imported bulbs of L. auratum never live 

 to flower. Unfortunately, they have the appearance of 

 being sound, and of good quality, on arrival ; but the possi- 

 bility of their being collected and packed in an immature 

 state, and the injurious effect consequent on travelling, 

 have each their evil results in causing the bulbs to rot 

 when they are placed in soil. It is best to defer pur- 

 chasing until towards spring, as then there is a likelihood 

 of the bulbs being at least better ripened, and in a more 

 suitable condition for starting quickly. They should be 

 placed singly in well-drained pots, half filled with light 

 soil, and be only partially covered. The cause of evil, to 

 be frequently looked for and removed, is the presence of 

 a fungus amongst the scales, which causes them, and also 

 the base, to get rotten. A little dry, pounded charcoal 

 should be shaken amongst the scales, and placed beneath 

 each bulb, when potting. Only a slight syringing occa- 

 sionally will be required until growth commences a time 

 which will be indicated by the appearance of roots, and 

 the formation of a shoot in the centre. The pots may 

 then be filled up, or the bulbs transferred to larger ones, 

 if those in which they are already placed are less than 

 6in. in diameter. In either case, deep potting should be 

 the aim, as it is very important that the upper roots 

 should be in contact with good soil. As the flowering 

 stage arrives, liquid manure may be given with advan- 

 tage, but it should not be applied previous to this. Any 

 imported Liliums should be treated at first as above 

 described ; those which are home grown do not usually 

 require such precautions to induce them to start. After 

 flowering is over, the plants should be placed in the 

 open air, water being gradually withheld as they begin 

 to ripen. Those intended for late summer flowering 

 may bo grown in a shady position outside, after the 

 middle of May. Repotting for the succeeding year 

 should be practised in the autumn, and the pots, with 

 their contents, stored, during winter, in a cool, but not 

 over-dry, place. 



Mr. Baker's admirable analysis of the present genus, 

 by the help of which the correct name of any species 

 in cultivation may be determined, is given below : 



Lilii 



1 continued. 



SUB-GENUS L Cardiocrinum. 



Perianth funnel-shaped, with oblanceolate) T rn -j-n- 

 segments, falcate only at the apex. Leaves } j co - rdl -' """ 

 staked, cordate-ovate . . . . J L. yigantcum. 



SUB-GENUS II. Eulirion. 

 Perianth funnel-shaped, with oblanceolate 

 segments, which are falcate only at the 

 apex. Leaves linear or lanceolate, sessile 

 or nearly so. 



L. longiflorum. 

 L. neilgherrense. 





L. philippense. 



. . 



L. WaMichianum. 



Tube gradually narrowing from the base 

 to th b e neck. ^Leaves scattered . 



L. nepalense. 

 ( L. Parryi. 

 Leaves in whorls ..... { L. Washingtonia- 



( num. 



SUB-GENUS III. Archelirion. 

 Perianth open, funnel-shaped, with deeply- 

 spreading segments, which are broadest 

 below the middle ; stamens diverging from 

 the curved style. 



Leaves shortly stalked . . . .j 

 SUB-GENUS IV. Isolirion. 

 Perianth erect, with segments which are fal- 

 cate in the extended flower, but not revo- 

 lute; stamens diverging on all sides from 

 the straight style. 

 Leaves in whorls . 



Leaves scattered. Style shorter than i T fnttfnlM . 

 ovary f * ' 



(L. bulbiferuni. 



L. Catesbcei. 

 Style longer than the ovary . . < L. croceum. 



\ L. davuricuai. 

 VL. elegans. 



SUB-GENUS V. Martagon. 

 Perianth cernuous, with the segments very re- 

 volute ; stamens diverging on all sides from 

 the curved style. 



" I American species. Bulbs 

 .c ing rhizomes 



annual, bear- | 



L. canadenae. 

 L. nitidum. 

 L. pardalinum. 

 L. Rcezlei. 

 L. guperbum. 



S] Bulbs perennial, hardly rhizorni- ( L. columbianum 

 g ferous ( L. Humboldtii. 



Old World species 



( L. avenaceum. 

 . \ L. Hansoni. 



( L. Martagon. 

 /^Leaves lanceolate, many-nerved. 



Perianth falcate above the middle L. monadelphum. 

 Perianth revolute to below the t L. carniolicum. 



middle "( L. polyphyllum. 



Leaves narrowly linear, with one or few 

 nerves. 



Segments of the perianth from (L.Leichtlinii. 

 six to twelve lines broad in the < L. pseudo-tigrinum. 

 middle ( L. testaceum. 



Segments of the perianth from ( 

 three to six lines broad in the^ 

 middle 



SUB-GENUS VL 



' ( L. tenutfolium. 

 Notholirion. 



Stigma trifld (in all the representatives of the ) T TT,,!-..-/ 

 other sub-genera, the stigma is only faintly [, Booken - 

 three-lobed) J L - ro * 



L. alternans (alternating). A garden synonym of L. elegans 

 bred folium. 



L. aurantiacnm (orange-red). A synonym of L. elegans. 



L. aurantiacnm (orange-red), of gardens. A synonym of L. 

 elegans bicolor. 



Ii. auratum (golden).* Golden -rayed Lily of Japan. /. ivory- 

 white, with a distinct central band of bright yellow and nume- 

 rous deep purple spots, the lower part copiously papillose, from 

 lOin. to 12in. across when expanded ; raceme deltoid, often 

 twenty-flowered ; peduncles rigidly erecto-patent. Summer. 

 /. about thirty at the flowering time, spreading or deflexed, 

 linear-lanceolate ; the lower ones 6in. to 9in. long, nine to fifteen 

 lines broad below the middle, acuminate. Stem 2ft. to 4ft. high, 

 rigid, erect, purplish-green, terete. Japan, 1862. A really splen- 

 did plant, of which a large number of varieties are in cultivation. 

 See Fitr. 412. (B. M. 6358 ; F. d. S. 1528-31 ; I. II. ix. 338 ; E. II. 

 1867, 371.) 



