HORTUS VEITCHII 



the Neilgherries and Pulnies, at an elevation of some 8,000 ft., was 

 introduced by Thomas Lobb in 1862, but failed to become established, 

 and later was again imported in considerable quantity. 



The flowers from 6 to 10 in. long, narrowly funnel-shaped, cream-white 

 with a yellow throat, change to almost pure white when mature. 



LILIUM PHILIPPINENSE, Baker. 



Gard. Chron. 1873, p. 1141, fig. ; Veitchs' Catlg. of PI. 1878, frontispiece ; Bot. Mag. 

 t. 6250 ; Jour. Linn. Soc. vol. xiv. p. 228. 



A very distinct species, sent to Chelsea by Gustav Wallis from the 

 Island of Luzon, found at an elevation of 7,000 ft. 



The flowers pure white with the exception of a green tinge at the 

 base of the tube, very long and funnel-shaped, are remarkably sweet- 

 scented. 



Botanically interesting as showing the extreme development of the 

 peculiarities distinguishing the Eulirion group. 



LILIUM SPECIOSUM, Thunb., var. GLOKIOSOIDES, Baker. 

 Baker in Gard. Chron. 1880, vol. xiv. p. 198. 



Discovered by Maries in the mountains of Central China and introduced 

 by him to this country. 



It differs from previously known varieties of Lilium speciosum in more 

 narrow leaves, much reflexed perianth-segments, resembling those of 

 Gloriosa superba, and by scarlet spots and papillae mainly confined to the 

 third quarter of the segment. 



LILIUM SUTCHUENENSE, Franch. 



Bofc. Mag. t. 7715; Gard. Chrou. 1905, vol. xxxviii. p. 91, suppl. illus. ; Flora and Sylva, 

 1905, vol. iii. p. 328, col. pi. fig. 2, also p. 329, fig. 



The figure of this species in the Botanical Magazine (I.e. supra) was 

 prepared from plants which flowered in the Eoyal Botanic Gardens, 

 Kew, in July 1899, from bulbs procured from M.M. Vilmorin of Paris. 



Seed was first sent to M. Maurice de Vilmorin by the Abbe Farges, 

 collected in the Province of Szechuan, Western China, in which locality 

 it was also found by Prince Henry d'Orleans. 



Bulbs in quantity introduced to this country through Wilson to Coombe 

 Wood flowered in July 1905. 



The lily belongs to the Martagon section, orange-scarlet flowers thickly 

 spotted with purple and narrow linear leaves resembling those of Lilium 

 tenuifolium, to which species it is closely allied : it is possible that its 

 constitution will prove suitable to the English climate. 



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