SPECIES, VAEIETIES, HYBRIDS 93 



L. speciosum* Handsome lily. 2 



Japan. Introduced; 1830. White, faintly 

 flushed and spotted with crimson j reflexed pet- 

 als. August, September. 3 ft. 



Very hardy and one of the most reliable bor- 

 der lilies. Does well in ordinary garden soil 

 and in either sun or partial shade. Prefers 

 deep, moist, sandy loam, with leaf-mold and 

 peat. Protect with ground cover. 



var. albiflorum "White ; slight suffusion of 

 pink, outside. Continental form. 



var. album Sam as albiflorum. 



var. album Same as Kraetzeri. 



var. album Kraetzeri Same as Kraetzeri. 



var. album novum Anthers larger than 

 Kraetzeri and not brown. 



var. Crown Princess White. 



var. cruentum Dwarf of Melpomene. 



Var. gloriosides White, spotted with pink. 



var. Kraetzer i Pure white, greenish 

 stripe halfway down petal, brown 

 anthers. 



var. macranthum Distinct deep rose kind. 



var. magnificum J a p a n e s e variety of 

 rubrum, rich and earlier than Mel- 

 pomene. 



var. Melpomene Deep crimson heavily 

 spotted with narrow margin of 

 white. 



1 Syn. L. lancifolium (erroneous; this belongs to L. elegans). 



2 Known also as Japan lily. 



