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LILIUM 



30. Maximbwiczii, Regei {L. Le'ichtUni, Hook. L. 

 Pseudo-tiijiiiiKin, Can-. |. Bulb globose: stem 2-3 ft. 

 high, slender. <U*('iniiIt(*nt at base: Ivs. 30-40, scattered, 

 linear, H-nerved: tls. tew, in a loose corymb, on spread- 

 ing pedicels, bright lenion-yellow, light orange or red, 

 thickly dotted with dark purple and tinged with purple 

 on the outside; segments strongly revolute. Japan. El. 

 39 and 40. B.M. 5673. I. H. 15:540. R.H. 1807:410. F.S. 

 17:1736, yellow variety. Gn. 21:331, yellow variety ; 42 p. 

 M13 (not typical).— A fine garden plant having much the 

 siiMie habit and cultural qualities as L. tigrhnim, but 

 tending more to yellows in the 

 lis. There are several horticul- 

 tural varieties, but they are not 

 generally offered in America. 



31. testiceum, Lindl. (L. Tsa- 

 fn^Uhtton, Kunze. i. eirehiiiit, 

 Hort. ). Nankeen Lily. Bulb 

 globose: stem 2-6 ft. high: Ivs. 

 60-100, scattered, linear, 3-5- 

 nerved : fls. 2-10, umbellate, 

 r:\ther crowded, iinddinL-*, fra- 



destined to become more popular in America. Here 

 belongs L. Betdretchi. 



34. tenuifdlium, Fisch. Siberian Coral Lilt. Bulb 

 small, globose: stem 1-2 ft. high, slender: Ivs. 20-50, 

 scattered, very narrow-linear, with revolute margins: 

 fls. 1-20, racemose, nodding, rich scarlet, self-colored; 

 segments much revolute. Siberia. El. 42. B.M. 3140. 

 L. B.C. 4:358, as L. pumilum (poor). — A deserving fa- 

 vorite. Very easily prop, either from seeds or bud 

 .scales. Fine for massing. Especially suitable for 

 beginners. 



SUBGENUS V. PSEUDOMARTAGON. 



A. Pi^rUmtli narrow: segments only 

 xliiihllii siireading ut'the tip. 



n. Fls.,l„il n;l,!i^h hroH-n 35. Grayi 



BB. 7'7n. hrn/lil r,il<li\h brown ,36. parvum 



AA. Periii iifh .•<ptraf(nni : .Pigments rotate 



spreading or sliglitly reetirved 37. Canadense 



35. Gr4yi, Wats. Lvs. lanceolate, in whorls of 4-8: 

 lis. few or solitary, lH-2 in. long, dull reddish brown or 

 orange covered inside with purplish spots. Va. and N. 

 Car (_TFl:li». B.M. 7234. -Becoming somewhat com- 

 mon in gardens. Closely allied to L. Canadense, but 

 thoroiighh distinct as a garden plant. Not showy, but 

 ittrutne to the amateur. Of easy cult. 



i( p4rvum, Kellogg (£. Canadense, var. Wdlieri. 



I laninhnse, yar. pdri'um}. Fig. 1291. Bulb of i. 



( iiKuUnsc: stem 1-2 ft. high: lvs. partly whorled, or 



upper ones scattered; fls. few or many, upright or 



nearly so, bright reddish orange, thickly dotted. 



Sierra Nevada, Calif. El. 30. B.M. 6146. F.S. 



21 2192. J.H. III. 31:113 (poor). -A pretty and 



interesting species, but not sufficiently showy 



in cult, to suit the average gardener. Var. flore 



pleno is offered. 



37 Canadense, Linn. Fig. 1292. Bulb annual, 



ibizomatous: stem 1-4 ft. high, slender, erect: 



1\ s oblanceolate, acute, 5-7-nerved, usually 



mostly in whorls: fls. 1 to several, usually some- 



\\hat umbellate, 2-3 in. long, in various shades 



of yellow, orange and red, with numerous dark 



spots. Eastern N. A., from New Brunswick to 



and west to the Mississippi river. El. 27. tin. 



54-1 (good) ; 34, p. 182. B.M. 858 (poor). -A good 



;ues tor garden use. Excellent for massing or for 



-ttering in borders of shrubbery or of hardy peren- 



Is \ ariable. Var. nibrum has red fls. Var. fl&vum 



liiteinn) has yellow fls. B.M. 800. 



SUBGENUS VI 



iRDIOCRINUM. 



1291. Lilium parvum. Nat. oi2,>. 1292 Lilmm Canade 



An old Howe! ( < ' i ) 



grant, creamy yellow, with s jmetimes a few minute 

 reddish dots. El. 44. B.R. 2.y 11 (too highlj colon d) 

 P.M. 10:221. — Not known in the ftild state and geueiillj 

 said to be a hybrid between L candidum and Choice 

 donicum. If this is a true hybi d it is the onlj one 

 known in cult. A flue, stately plant, with unusually 

 attractive flowers. 



.32. pompdnium, Linn. {L. ruhrum. Lam.). Pig. 1290. 

 Bulb ovoid, with several lanceolate sciles: stem 2-3 ft. 

 high, thick, stifl:': lvs. 100 or more, scattered, narrow- 

 linear: fls. 2-15, racemose, nodding, often bracteolate, 

 cinnabar-red, thickly spotted and papillose within, fra- 

 grant. N. Italy and S. France. G.C. III. 8:51. Gn. 

 20:307 (fine). EI. 45. -Adapted to the hardy border, 

 where it shows well in masses or scattered. An excel- 

 lent Lily for garden planting, especially the yellow var. 

 auiBum, Hort. 



Var. FyrenUcum, Baker [L. Pyrendicuni, Gouan). 

 A more robust plant, with wider lvs. distinctly 3-nerved : 

 ds. larger, yellow. Pyrenees. El. 4G. 



33. Chalced6nicum, Linn. Bulb ovoid: stem 3-4 ft. 

 high, stiff: lvs. 100 or more, crowded, 3-5-nerved, with 

 the edges and veins below distinctly papillose: fls. few 

 in a raceme, nodding, bright red. unspotted, or some- 

 times with minute dots, rarely yellow. Greece. El. 43. 

 F.S. 21 :2160. B.M. 30. -An eicellent garden plant, and 



X f inei tfs. tinged tvith red 38. cordifolium 



i\ Loan lvs. clear green 39. giganteum 



s cordifdUtiin, Thunb. Bulb perennial, globose: stem 

 i-4 tt hip,h : lvs. at the base cordate, long-petiolate, 

 tinged with red; stem-lvs. cordate-ovate, short-petiolate: 

 (Is 3-10 in X short raceme; perianth narrow, fuunelform, 

 -1 in long, white, with large, violet-brown patches on 

 the lowei half of the outer segments. .Japan. El. 1. 

 GL III 8 41. B.M. 6337.-Sometinies found in collec- 

 tions, but difficult of cult., particularly in this country. 



39. giganteum, Wallich. Bulb globose: stem 4-10 ft. 

 high : radical lvs. green ; stem lvs. 12-20, scattered, 

 ovate, acute, deeply cordate at base, reticulate veined, 

 petiolate: fls. 12-20 in a raceme, slightly nodding, white, 

 tinged with purple inside and green outside, fragrant, 

 4-5"in. long. Himalayas. El. 2. G.F.6:376. B.M. 4673. 

 F. 1874, p. 79 (poor). R. H. 1861, p. 310. I.H.I, p. 11. 

 G.C. III. 8:47 (good); 16:754. Gn. 8, p. 504 (c. p.) ; 34, p. 

 269 (good); 52, p. 226 ; 54, p. 186 (doubtful ).-P"ound 

 only in large collections. Very difficult of cult. 



L. avenaceum, Fisch. One-2 ft. high: lvs. few, scattered or 

 somewhat whorled: lis. few, nodding, small, revolute, bright 

 reddish yellow, with a few tine dots. Gn. tM. p. 85. Japan, Kani- 

 chatka and vicinity. — L. Bakeridnum.CoU. & Hems. An In- 

 dian species not yet in cult. Belongs in subgenus Isolirioii-— 

 L. Boldnderi.Wmso'a. Bulbovate: stem6in. to3ft. high; fls.1-2, 

 horizontal or slightly nodding, dingy purple or dark brownish 

 red, dark-spotted, about 1 in. long. Calif. Rare. A line curi- 

 osity for the collector, but not .i gardener's plant. —i. calldsum 

 Sieb. &Zucc. Bulb small, perennial: stem 1-3 ft.: Ivs. 30-40, 

 scnitered. linear. 3-5-nerv(-d; tls 2-1'^ in a narrow raceme, on 



