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LILIUM 



.19. tign^inum 

 ..20. Henryi 



A pretty plant, but not .successful in cult., at least not 

 in the northern states. 



SUBGENUS III. ARCHLIRION. 



A. I/VK. sessile 



AA. i/t'.v. sho7-t petiolafe. 



B. Fls. dull redtUsh 



BB. I'ls. white, yellowish, or pinkish. 



c, J^ls. open hmyielform, on 



rather short, straifjJtl 



pedicels 21. auratum 



cc. l^ls. on long, twisted pedi- 

 cels; segments twisted re- 

 volute 22. Bpeciosum 



19. tigrinum, Andr. Tiger Lilt. Fig. 1281. Bulb 

 perennial, globose: .stem 2-5 ft. high, somewhat whitish 

 cobwebby: Ivs. scattered, rich green, 5-7-nerved, the 

 upper ones shorter and bearing bulljels in 

 their axils: fls. 3-10, or sometimes more, in a 

 wide raceme, nodding, bright red, thickly 

 spotted with large purplish spots; perianth 

 segments twisted, revolnte .Japan and China. 



pearance, it stands midway between Ij. tigrinum and h, 

 speciosum. Its free and easy unconveutiouality of 

 habit will endear it to the heart of the artist Hi^wer- 

 lover. In this respect, it surpasses even L. speviusutn. 



21. aar&tum, Lindl. Gold-banded Lilt. Japan Lilt. 

 Fig. 1283. Bulb perennial, globose: stem 2-4 ft. high: 

 Ivs. 20-30, scattered, 5-nerved : fls. in a short raceme, 

 with bracteolate pedicels, spreading; segments much 

 reflexed and somewhat twisted, white, more or less 

 marked with bands of yellow and spots of purple 

 strongly papillose. Japan. In sundry varieties illus 

 trated as follows; Gn. 15:183; 16:212; 39, p. 455; 50, p 

 148. R.B. 21:25. F.M. 1871:514. R.H. 1875:10; 1807:371, 

 El. 15. B.M. 5338. A.G. 20:525. A.F. 7:43. Gng. 

 2:107; 4:53. G.C. III. 25:303.-Several garden varieties 

 have been described with botanical names, though none 

 seems to be equal to the distinction. Trtide varieties 

 are : imperiale, macrdnthum, pictum, 

 platyphyllum, rutro-vittatum, riibrum, 

 specidsum, virginale, virginale album, 

 Wittei. The (i..hl-bandi-d Lily is a fav- 

 orite in American gardens, where it is 

 used in large quantities. It appears to 

 best advantage massed and scattered 

 amongst moderately tall-growing shrubs. 

 It is of comparatively easy culture, but 



1287. Lilium 



1289. Lilium pardali 



IXH). 



El. 38. B.M. 1237. F. 1873:13. -A thoroughly old- 

 fashioned and remarkably useful plant. It lives and 

 thrives from year to year in the open border, where it 

 should be planted in masses. 



Var. spl6nd£n9, Leicht. A fine variety of more robust 

 habit, with longer-flowering spikes. Gn. 27:480 and p. 

 1.52. F.S. 19:1931 (toodark colored). This is to behighly 

 recommended. In most gardens it should be substituted 

 for the ordinary Tiger Lily. 



Var. plen^scens, Wangh. An odd double var. R.H. 



1873:10 (g 1). F. 1S71:25. F.S. 19:1995. Other vars. 



are Fdrtuuei and Llshmanni, 



20. H6nryi, Baker. Fig. 1282. Bulb globose : stem 2-6 



ft. high: Ivs. lanceolate below, more ovate above: inflo- 

 rescence a lax corymb of 4-8 fls., bracteateatthebase: fl. 

 dark reddish yellow, marked with a few irregularly scat- 

 tered brown spots. Ichang, western China. Gn. 40:830 

 (fine); 55, p. 233 (fine). G.C. III. 8:.380. B.M. 7177 (too 

 light-colored). — Recently introduced to cult., and un- 

 questionably one of the best Lilies known for general 

 garden culture. The price of the bulbs still keeps many 

 persons from planting it, and many others from massing 

 it in large quantities, as it should be used for the best 

 efl^ect. Still it propagates so freely and proves so hardy 

 that it will undoubtedly soon become cheaper, and find 

 its way into common use. In habit and general ap- 



does not live and thrive indefinitely, as L. speriosnni, 

 Menri/i and tigrinum do. 



22. specidsum, Thunb. (L. lancifMinm, Hort.). Fig. 

 1284. Bulb perennial, globose: stem 2-4 ft. high, stiff: 

 Ivs. 12-20, scattered, very short-petiolate, oblong-lanceo- 

 late, 5-7-nerved: fls. 3-10, racemose, on divaricate, brac- 

 teate pedicels, white, more or less suffused with pink and 

 dotted with red, strongly papillose toward the center; 

 perianth segments much revolute. El. 13. B.M. 3785. 

 Gn. 25:425; 33, p. 289; 45:947 and p. 90 (fine) ; 45, p. 91; 

 47, p. 19. R.H. 1843:492. B.R. 23:2000. This is prob- 

 ably the best species of all for general cult. It is thrifty 

 and hardy, especially var. ruhrum. The habit of the plant 

 and flower is delightfully free and informal. The white 

 and the red varieties are both grown extensively by the 

 florists, and cut for sale. It has been extensively im- 

 ported from Japan. There are numerous trade names 

 current, most of which do not stand for important va- 

 rieties. The ones of greatest concern are Mel-p6mene 

 and Ersetzeri. The Lily known as "Opal" is a form of 

 this species. 



Var. riibrum, Hort., is a fine, extra strong growing 

 sort, with darker pinkish red fls., and is the best for gar- 

 den culture. Gn.36:72C. 



Var. Album, Hort. (L.prcecox, Hort. ), is white or nearly 

 so and less thrifty. P.M. 8:127. 



