1 8 THE BOOK OF THE LILY 



like in texture, and bright scarlet. It is at its best in July. 

 The varieties vary in colour ; the most distinct are 

 CoridioHy in which the flowers are of a clear rich yellow 

 tint, and pulchellum, a deep crimson with narrower petals. 

 Buschianum and Partheneion are names given to varieties 

 that differ more or less strongly from the type. 



Until within the last few years, L. concolor and its 

 varieties were considered difficult to grow, but now no 

 particular difficulty is experienced in growing them well. 

 A loamy soil lightened by peat, leaf mould, and sand 

 in a fairly moist but well-drained spot will suit it well, 

 while partial shade is also beneficial. For cool parts of 

 rock gardens it is a charming Lily. It is a widely distri- 

 buted Lily in a wild state, occurring in Siberia, China, 

 and Japan. 



L. cordifolium. This is a near relative of L. giganteum, 

 but a much inferior plant in flower beauty. It differs 

 from its Indian relative in being a much smaller plant. 

 Instead of having very large bulbs, they do not exceed 

 the size of a hen's egg, and the leaves are more distinctly 

 heart-shaped, and of a deeper green, frequently tinged 

 with red. The flower stem grows two and three feet 

 high, and bears in July several tubular-shaped flowers 

 of a greenish white hue. L. cordifolium requires a 

 cool, sheltered spot such as suits L. giganteum. As it 

 is a rare species, it is best to treat it as a pot plant and 

 wintered in a cold frame. It is a native of the Japanese 

 and Kurile Islands. 



L. croceum (the Orange Lily). A favourite Lily with 

 all, and particularly treasured by cottagers, who grow 

 it as freely as they do the White Lily. It is one of the 

 upright flowered section, and is at its best towards the 

 end of June and early part of July, following in flower 

 the several forms of L. dauricum (umbellatum), which it 

 somewhat resembles, though the flower heads are not so 

 dense and the flower colour is more yellow. They last 



