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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Lilium continued. 



close, sixty to a hundred to a stem at the flowering time, erecto- 

 patent, linear. Stem reaching 5ft. to 6ft. in height, comparatively 

 slender and wand-like, finely striated. 1841. SYNS. L. excelunn 

 and L. isabellinum. A garden plant, probably a hybrid between 

 L. candidum and L. chalcedonicum. See Fig. 428. (B. R. 1843, 

 11 ; F. d. S. i. 39 ; P. M. B. 1843, 221 ; R. G. 349.) 



I*. Thomsonianum (Thomson's). A synonym of L. roseum. 



It. Thunbergianum (Thunberg's). A synonym of L. elegant. 



L. T. aureum nigro-maculatum (yellow, black-spotted). A 

 synonym of L. elegans alutaceum. 



FIG. 430. INFLORESCENCE OF LILIUM TIGRINUM SPLENDENS. 

 L. tigrinum (tiger-spotted).* Common Tiger Lily. fl. bright deep 

 orange-red, with numerous small, distinct, purplish-black spots 

 2iin. to 4in. long ; racemes deltoid, eight to twenty-flowered, Sin. to 

 9in. broad; lateral peduncles rigidly erecto-patent. Julvand August 

 I. twenty to thirty at the time of flowering, linear, scattered 

 irregularly, erecto-patent or spreading, dark glossy green. Stems 

 2ft. to 4ft. high, erect, firm, robust, purplish-black, 



China, 1804. A well-known 

 Fig. 429. (B. M. 1237.) 



. . JK, pubescent. 



d very desirable species. See 



I*, t. flore-pleno (double-flowered), 

 spotted wit 



v ,. fl. bright orange-red, densely 



th blackish-purple ; perianth segments multiplied into 

 about six series. Habit somewhat similar to Fortunel Japan. 

 (F. & P. 1871, 25.) 



L. t. Fortune! (Fortune's).* This fine variety differs from the 

 type in its greater stature, its larger pyramidal heads, and its 

 more conspicuous cobwebby pubescence. Stems 6ft. to 7ft high 

 the upper 2ft. and upwards forming a broad pyramidal panicle of 



FIG. 431. FLOWER-STEM, IN TWO PARTS, AND DETACHED FLOWER 



OF LIHUM WASHINGTO.MANUM. 



L. t. splendens (.splendid).* fi. sometimes twenty-five to a 

 stem, of a bolder character than in Fortunei; spots fewer and 



e Varlety- SCe Fig ' 43 ' (F - d " S ' * 931 - 2; F - * P 



Lilium continued. 



L. tubiflorum (tube-flowered). A synonym of L. neilgherrense. 



L. Wallichianum (Wallich's). fl. white, greenish towards the 

 base outside, fragrant, usually solitary, casually two or three; 

 7in. to 9in. long. Summer. I. fifty to sixty, always narrow- 

 linear, ascending, the lower reaching 8in. to 9in. long. Stem 

 4ft. to 6ft high, iin. thick at the base. Sub-temperate 

 Central Himalayas. Greenhouse. (B. M. 4561 ; F. d. S. 612 ; 

 L. & P. F. G. 1850, 120.) 



L. Wallichianum (Wallich's), of Wight. A synonym of L. 

 neilyherrense. 



It. Washingtonianum (Washington's).* fl. white, tinged with 

 or lilac, all 



purple 



more or less cernuous when expanded, fra- 



, 



grant, 2iin. to SJin. long, narrowed gradually from the neck to the 

 base ; racemes about 1ft. long on 



strong-growing specimens, and 



from Sin. to 9in. broad when fully expanded. Summer. I. in 

 several distinct whorls, which are Sin. to 4in. apart in the lower 

 part of the stem, and made up of about one dozen ascending 

 oblanceolate leaves, which are 4in. to 5in. long. Stem 3ft. to 5ft. 

 high, fin. to Jin. thick towards the base, stiff, erect, terete. 

 California, 1872. See Fig. 431. (F. d. S. 1975-6 ; G. C. 1871, p. 7C9 ; 

 R. G. 170.) 



L. W. purpureum (purple), fl. purplish-black, spotted, um- 

 bellate. Stem 1ft. to lift. high. California, 1873. SYN. L. 

 rubescens. (F. d. S. 1975-6; R. G. 170.) 



LILY BEETLE (Crioceris merdigera). In this 

 beetle, the antennae are borne on the front of the head, and 

 the joints are short ; the mandibles are short, and are 

 provided with several teeth; the paljl are slender, and 

 the elytra rather broad. The colour is bright scarlet 

 during life, but fades rapidly after death. The larvae 

 live on Lilies, devouring the leaves. They form a protec- 

 tive coat by pushing their excrement upon their backs 



FIG. 432. LILY BEETLE (CRIOCERIS MERDIGERA), showing Eggs, 

 Larvae (one naked, the other under its Coat), and Perfect 

 Insect. 



there to dry into a crust (see Fig. 432) ; they can 

 free themselves at pleasure from this coat. They descend 

 into the earth when the time arrives for them to become 

 pnpse. Lily Beetles are very rare ; but, when trouble- 

 some, the best plan to effect a clearance is to pick them 

 off by hand and to throw them into hot water. White 

 Hellebore has been found a quick and good method of 

 getting rid of these insects. It should be applied as re- 

 commended for the Gooseberry and Currant Sawfly 

 (which see). 



FIG. 433. YOUNG CROWN OF LILY OF THE VALLEY, FOR 

 PROPAGATING. 



LILT OP THE VALLEY (Convallana majali*). 

 The pure white, fragrant flowers, and pale green foliage 

 of this beautiful native plant render it one of the most 

 useful and universally admired. It succeeds outside in 

 almost any situation, but prefers one with shade and 

 plenty of moisture. When once planted and become 

 established, the crowns keep increasing, and the larger 

 ones flowering, each year without any attention, beyond 

 the application of a top-dressing of manure or rich soil in 

 the autumn. The plants are not particularly ornamental 



