CHAPTEE XHI 



LILIES THAT ARE NOT LILIES 



THE name lily lias always been used very 

 loosely in all garden talk that is not in Latin. 

 So it has come about that there are many so-- 

 called lilies which are not lilies at all, in the 

 trne sense ; some of them are not even liliaceous, 

 bnt belong to genera quite distinct botanically. 

 A number of these are here grouped for easy 

 reference. 



African Agapanthus umbellatus. 



African corn Ixia. 



Amazonian Eucharis amazonica. 



Arum Richardia africana. 



Arum, golden Richardia Elliottiana. 



Atamasco Zephyranthes Atamasco. 



Avalanche Erythronium citrinum. 



Barbadoes spice Amaryllis equestre. 

 Belladonna Amaryllis Belladonna. 

 Bengal Crinum longiflorum. 

 Bermuda spice Amaryllis Johnsoni. 

 Black 1 Sarana kamschatkensis. 



i Same as Lilium nigrum (dubious species) and Fritillaria 

 kamschatika. 



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