SPECIES, VAEIETIES, HYBEIDS 63 



L. Brownii 1 Brown's lily. 



China, Japan. White, outside of petals suf- 

 fused with reddish brown; brown anthers; 

 trumpet-shaped; usually- solitary; fragrant. 

 Handsome foliage; brownish stalk. July, Au- 

 gust. 3 to 4 ft. 



Hardy and quite vigorous, but requires re- 

 planting every few years. Plant deep in light, 

 peaty soil and warm, sheltered position. Will 

 stand almost pure sand with a little manure, 

 also heavier soil. In cold, heavy soil lay 

 something on ground to shoot off winter wet. 

 The Japanese plant the bulb on the side to 

 avoid damage by water. 



var. Chloraster Suffused with green. 



var. leucanthum Shaded yellow; steins 

 green ; very fragrant. 



var. odorum Pale yellow, changing to 

 cream; shorter and less heavily 

 tinged. From Central China. 

 Same as L. odorum, L. Colches- 

 terense and L. japonicum Colches- 

 teri. 



L. bulbiferum* Bulb-bearing lily. 



Central Europe, Southeastern Scandinavia. 

 Orange red. Similar to L. dauricum, but dis- 

 tinguished by brighter and less crowded blos- 



1 Syn. L. japonicum Brownii. 



2 Syn. L. auriantiacum. 



