LILIUM 



SUBUESrS IV. MAKTAGON. 



A. Foliage mostly trhorled. 



B. Lvs. in xmull whorls of lese 



than S or partly scattered .. .2.'.. Columbianum 

 BB. Lvs. nearly all in large whorls 

 of 8 or more, 

 r. Bulb large, horizontally 



elongated 24. pubenilum 



cc. Bulb small, globose. 



D, Fls. purplish or whitish. -ir^ Martagon 



DD. Fls. yellow, spotted 2(>. maculatum 



HDD. Fls. mostly reddish or 

 dark orange. 

 E. Color reddish or yel- 

 lowish, dull black- 

 spotted 27. superbum 



EE. C ol or orange-yellow, 

 with distinct round 



dark spots 28. pardalinum 



AA. Foliage not whorled. 



B. Form of h'S. lanceolate ; ncrres 



many 2il. monadelphum 



BB. Form of Irs. linear; nerves 

 one or fete. 

 c. Ijvs. crowded. 



D. Perianth segments rather 

 broad. 



E. Fls. red or yellow 30. Maximowiczii 



EE. Fls. creamy white 31. testaceum 



DD. Perianth segments nar- 

 row. 

 E. Fls. tvhitish outside.. 32. pomponium 



EE. Fls. red outside 'U. Chalcedonicum 



cc. Ijvs. scattered 'H. tenuiiolium 



23. Columbianum, Hort. (L. SAyi, Niitt. L. parvi- 

 flnnnn, Holz.). Bulb perennial, ovoid, small: stem 

 l'.2-3 ft. liii^li. slender: lvs. few, mostly in whorls of 

 4 or .">, the ui'per ones frequently scattered, oblanceo- 

 late, acute: Us. 2-3 or more, umbellate, on slender nod- 

 ding pedicels; perianth lK-2 in. long, bright orange, 

 thickly spotted with small purplish dots; segments 

 lanceolate, reHexed. Ore.,W.ash. EI. 31. F.M. 1874:136, 

 as L. parviflorum (not characteristic). — Not uncom- 

 mon in garden collections, where it succeeds as well as 

 any of the Pacific coast species. It is so slender of 

 stem, sparse of foliage and small of flower, as grown in 

 eastern gardens, that it does not give any mass effect. 

 It looks best mixed in the border with hardy perennials. 



24. pub6nilum, Dnchr. [L. Califdrnicnm, Hort.. not 

 Dot. lb. />.//» HI /«)/(/()■). Roez.&Leicht. L. Bloomeriiinum, 

 Kell.). Fig.1285. Bulb large, thick: stem 3-5 ft. high: lvs. 

 in 4-U large whorls of 10-1,^ lvs. each: fls. 6-10 or more, 

 in a large panicle, on nodding, divaricate pedicels, 

 bright orange-red, thickly marked w'ith darij spots; 

 segments strongly reflexed. Calif. El. 32. F. 8.19:1973. 

 Gn. 20:314 and p. 568. — A noble, dignified, commanding 

 plant, and one which ought to be cult, oftener. Eather 

 formal in appearance. 



25. THArtagOU, hmn. {L. Dalmdtieum, Vis.). Turk's 

 Cap Lily. Fig. 12HC. Bulb perennial, ovoid: stem 

 21^-5 ft. high : lvs. in 2— t whorls of 6-9 each, sometimes 

 a few scattered, sessile, with 7-11 nerves; fls. 3-20, in a 

 long, loose, bracteate raceme, nodding, fragrant, vary- 

 ing in color from purple to dirty white, spotted or un- 

 spotted; segments lanceolate, strongly revolute. El. 33. 

 Gn. 23:371; 38, p. 393; 44:927 (as L. Dalhansoni). 

 B.M. 872 and 1634. F.M. 1874:1.36. F.S. 20:2127 (as 

 Martagon />n?mn((C»(m). — Much cult, in Europe, less in 

 America. It has many hnrticultural varieties, but the 

 only one in our (•at;iloguis is album. Tho jdant is vig- 

 orous, upriglit iiiiil thrifty, witli g 1 foli;ige, but the 



fls. are small, dull-ciilored and not showy, as compared 

 with our more popular kinds. 



26. maculitum, Thunb. (L. Hdnsoni, Leicht.). Fig. 

 1287. Bulb perennial, globose, compact: stem 3— t ft. 

 high : lvs. oblanceolate, acute, frequently in a single 

 whorl of 8-12, or some scattered, sometimes several 

 whorls: fls. 4-12, in a loose raceme, on erect, spreading 

 pedicels, brightoriinge, conspicuously spotted with pur- 

 ple on the lower half . Japan. El. 34. B.M. 6126 (good). 

 Gn. 29, p. 287. R.H. 1883, p. 296. -One of the thriftiest 



LILIUM 



921 



and hardiest species known. It is a trifle high-priced 

 for general planting, but is worthy a place in every gar- 

 den. It is one of the most formal and dignified of 

 Lilies. 



27. superbum, Linn. American Turk's Cap Lily. 

 Fig. 1288. Bulb large, globose: stem 3-6 ft., tall, erect: 

 lvs. often in whorls, sometimes more or less scattered, 

 3-5-nerved : fls. 6-12, or even more, paniculate, bright 



rciMUh i>i:umr, isiiicuously spotted; perianth seg- 



iji- III- l:n l.iif, jii-utr. Canada to Georgia and west to 



tlir .Mi-~is-i|.|ii riv. 1-, El. 26. B M . 1)36 I good ) . L.B.C. 

 4:;;:;:) la- y.. •uiliimnule}. Gn. 30, p. 8 (fine); 30:551 

 (fine) ; 3,S:7S1. Mn. 8:1 (fine). — Frequently cult. Useful 

 in borders 



Var. Caroliniinum, Chapm. {L. Carolinidnum, 

 Michx.). Smaller, more slender, with fewer fls. and 

 broader lvs. A southern variety, in dry woods, Va. to 

 Fla., and west to La. 



28. pardalinum, Kellogg {L. Califdrnicum, Domb.). 

 Fig. lJ>s|i. BulO short, rhizomatous: stem 2-3 ft. high: 

 lvs. mostly near the middle of the stem, in 3-4 whorls 

 of 9-12 lvs. each, witli a few scattered: fls. 3-10, loose 

 corymbose, on Ioiil.'. nodding pedicels, bright red with 

 orange toward the ceiittr, strikingly marked with large 

 purplish brown sj.ots; perianth segments strongly revo- 

 lute, somi-wliat pai>iliose. Calif. El. 28 and 29. F.M. 

 1872:33 (as /,. Wasliiinjtoiii&yuim). Gn. 20:312 and p. 526. 

 — A magnilirint garden flower, not commonly grown, 

 though ailapted to general cult. Var. angustifolium, 

 Kellogg, has narrow, scattered lvs. Var. Warei, Hort., 

 has yellow fls. Gn. 29:547. 



29. monad^lphum, Bieb. {L. SsovilsiAnum, Fisch. & 

 Lall. /,. Coh-liii-iiiii. Hort.). Bulb perennial, ovoid: 

 stem 2-."i ft. high : lvs. 30-50, scattered, linear-lanceolate 

 or oblanceidate, many-nerved: fls. 2-12, sometimes 20-30, 

 in a raceme, nodding, bracteate, fragrant, yellow, with a 

 few small spots, and tinged at the base and tip with 



1290. Lilium pomponium (X ]i). No. 32. 



purple. Persia. EI. 36 and 37. B.M. 1405. Gn.9:9(as 

 L. Ssovitsiantim.) ; 39:796. G.C. III. 16:129.-A pretty 

 S];ecies, but not much grown in this country. Var. 

 L6debouri, Baker. Dwarfer than the species, with nar- 

 rower linear lvs. Caucasus. 



