SPECIES, VARIETIES, HYBRIDS 97 



Very fine in generous plantings among ferns or 

 on the edge of woodland. Plant shallow. 



L. Thompsonianum Thompson's lily. 



Dubious species; syn. Fritillaria Thompson- 

 ianum. Same as L. roseum. 



L. Thuribergianum See elegans. 



L. tigrinum 1 Tiger lily. 



Japan, China. Orange red, spotted with 

 deep purple; large; reflexed petals. July, Au- 

 gust. 6 ft. 



Very hardy. Increases rapidly by self-sown 

 bulbils. The bulbs are eaten in Japan and 

 China. Thrives in almost any soil, but pre- 

 fers friable sandy loam and peat or leaf-mold. 

 Avoid drought and provide shelter from high 

 winds. Plant 7 inches deep. 



var. flore-pleno Best double lily, but far 



less beautiful than type. 

 var. Fortune i Flowers slightly paler, 



sometimes fifty on stem. 

 var. Fortunei giganteum Larger blossoms 



and greener stems. Woolly down 



on stems, 

 var. Fortunei giganteum fl. pi. Double 



variety of same. 



i Syn. L. sinensis. 



