LILIUM 



(The classic Latin name, from the Greek Uiricn, a lily) 



52. Lilium speciosum, vars. {L. lancifolium, vars. ; L. precox, vars.) 



j^p^^ AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER 



IARGE, and, in some varieties, fragrant flowers, white, or white 

 ^ suffused with pink or rosy-red, and much spotted with red; with 

 recurved and twisted petals, borne somewhat pendulously in unbranching 

 heads of three to ten 

 flowers on a graceful leafy 

 stem two to four feet high, 

 of rather unconventional 

 habit. Leaves larger and 

 broader than with most 

 Lihes. Very effective scat- 

 tered or in masses in the 

 herbaceous border,or scat- 

 tered among shrubbery. 

 Too large a mass should 

 not be used in the herba- 

 ceous bord r,as the foliage 

 dies down after blooming, 

 and may leave a bare spot. 

 A perfectly hardy per- 

 ennial of easy culture. A 

 well-drained soil is essen- 

 tial, and manure should 

 never be allowed to come 

 in direct contact with the 

 bulb. For proper planting 

 of Lilies see Lilium aura- 

 tum (page 255). 



Propagate by offsets 

 or by bulb-scales divided 

 as soon as ripe. 



The best varieties of Z,. speciosum are: 



Var. album. Pure white and fragrant. 



Var. Melpomene. White suffused with deep crimson. 



Var. rubrum (var. roseum). White shaded and spotted with rose, fragrant, 

 the best and most vigorous variety. 



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