LILIUM 



LILIUM 



1869 



and delicious, similar to that of the Cape jasmine. 

 July to early Aug. Japan, Korea and China. El. 14. 

 B.M. 1591. L.B.C. 5:438. G.C. III. 43:316; 48:175. 

 Gn.M. 2:174. Gn.W. 26:187. G.M. 44:467. G. 

 22:199. AlsoJ. H. III. 62: 221; G. 28:467; G.M. 50:58 

 (all as var. Colchesteri). Also G.C. III. 30:64; Gn. 66, 

 p. 244 (as var. cokhesterense) . G.C. III. 30:54, and 

 J.H. III. 43:63 (as var. Alexandras). (See supplement- 

 ary list.) A lily of many names, often confused with 

 L. Brownii, L. japonicum, and so on. It is quite rare, 

 but is of easy cult., both in pots and open ground. 



10. Br6wnii, Poit. Bulb of the same size and peculiar 

 oblate form as that of L. longiflorum, but usually tinged 

 and dotted reddish purple: st. smooth, 2-3 ft. high, 

 deep reddish brown at the base and bare of Ivs. for 6-8 

 in., upper part deep green, tinged and spotted reddish 

 brown: Ivs. 25-50, horizontal or semi-erect, recurved, 

 3-5 in. long, }^-%\n. wide, green, edged brown when 

 young: fls. usually solitary, sometimes 2-4 together, 

 6-8 in. long, nearly as wide, delicately fragrant, with 

 waxy segms. creamy white inside, fading to pure white 

 and tinged yellow at the base; outside they are white, 

 with purple midribs, while the 3 outer ones are also 

 heavily tinged purple; anthers reddish brown. July, 

 to early Aug. W. China. El. 8. Gn. 29:350 (as L. 

 japonicum}; 38, p. 173; 47, p. 97; 60, p. 201; 62, p. 299; 

 76, p. 552; 77, p. 94; 79, p. 15. G.C. III. 42:67. G. 

 10:161. Gn.W. 20:661. Gng. 4:193. F.S. 21:2248, 

 2193 (as L. japonicum Colchesteri). Hardy and of easy 

 cult., but the bulbs, like those of L. longiflorum, are very 

 liable to decay if surplus water collects in the peculiar 

 cup-like depression at the base of the scales. Especially 

 good for pots. The var. chlorister, Hort., has nar- 

 rower Ivs. and the fls. are tinged green, not purple. 

 Gn. 47:97 (as var. leucanthum) . Var. leucanthemum, 

 Hort., has entirely green sts. and yellow-tinted fls. 

 B.M. 7722. G. 28: 567; 31: 561. G.C. III. 49:264. Both 

 of these are very rare, while the vars. platyphyllum, 

 Hort., and viridulum, Hort., which have been men- 

 tioned, are not in cult. Var. kansuense, Hort., is men- 

 tioned in recent horticultural literature. 



11. nepalense, D. Don (L. ochroleucum, Wall.). 

 Bulb similar to that of L. neilgherrense: st. smooth, 

 2-4 ft. high: Ivs. 30-50, erect or nearly so, 2-4 in. long, 

 M~/4 m - wide: fls. 1-7, semi-horizontal or nearly 

 pendulous, 4-5 in. long, nearly as wide, delicately 

 fragrant, about half of each segm. at the base, inside, 

 is bright, reddish purple, while the remainder of the 

 interior is pale citron-yellow, next to the solid purple 

 there are usually a few spots of the same color on 

 the yellow background; anthers yellow. Aug., Sept. 

 Himalaya Mts. from Nepaul to N. Burma. El. 5. 

 B.M. 7043. R.B. 22:3. Gn. 35:54; 78, p. 159. G.W. 

 2, p. 93. J.H. III. 54:349. Gn.W. 12:785. Rarely 

 seen in cult, except by specialists, and only suitable 

 for pots. 



12. japonicum, Thunb. (L. Krameri, Hook., f.; see B. 

 M. 7634. L.japonicumvaT. rbseum, Hort.). Bulb globular 

 or slightly spherical, 1-2 in. diam., white or pale yellow 

 sometimes tinged red or purple: st. smooth, 2 4ft. high, 

 green, tinged and dotted deep purple, lower part bare 

 of Ivs. : Ivs. 15-20, horizontal or semi-erect, 6-9 in. long, 

 J^2~%in. wide: fls. 1-7, 5-7 in. long and as wide, delt- 

 ciously fragrant, usually of a bright pure rose-pink color, 

 both inside and out, but sometimes deepening to rose- 

 purple or fading to pale blush, nearly white; anthers 

 red. June to early July. Japan. B.M. 6058. F.M. 

 1874:105. F. 1874:13. F.S. 20:2061-62. G. 18:95. Gn. 

 60, p. 45. G.Z. 18:113. A beautiful lily, thought by 

 some authorities to be a wild or natural hybrid between 

 L. auratum (which the bulb and plant somewhat 

 resembles) and another species, probably L. odorum. 

 Unfortunately, it is delicate and capricious under cult., ' 

 the bulbs decaying very easily from surplus moisture; 

 although quite hardy, they can rarely be established 



in the open ground for any length of time and are best 

 grown in pots or coldframes. 



13. rubellum, Baker. Bulb quite similar to that of 

 L. japonicum, but more oval in shape: st. 1-2 ft. high, 

 smooth, green, spotted and tinged purple, lower part 

 bare of Ivs.: Ivs. 15-20, horizontal, 4-5 in. long, %-l 

 wide: fls. 1-8, 3-4 in. long and as wide, fragrant, of the 

 same color variations as L. japonicum; anthers yellow 

 or orange. June to early July. Japan. Gn. 54:410; 60, 

 p. 43; 77, p. 95. G.C. III. 23:335; 30:42; 46:168. G.M. 

 41:477; 44:466. A.G. 20:31. Gn.W. 20:854. Gn.M. 

 2:175. G. 28:245. F.R. 8:97. Allied to L. japoni- 

 cum but possesses a better constitution, being rather 

 more robust and permanent. 



14. washingtonianum, Kellogg (L. Bdrtrami, Nutt.). 

 Bulb semi-rhizomatous. oblique, prolonged laterally to 

 a length of 6-8 in., scales large, broad, loosely arranged, 

 grayish white or pale yellow, sometimes tinged and 

 dotted purple: st. stout, smooth, 3-6 ft. high: Ivs. hori- 

 zontal or semi-erect, glaucous-green, 3-4 in. long, i-l 

 in. wide, usually in 6-9 whorls, each containing 5-12 

 Ivs., with a few scattered ones above: fls. in racemes of 

 2-20, 2J^-4 in. long, nearly as wide, deliciously fra- 

 grant, white, slightly tinged and dotted reddish purple 

 or lilac inside and more heavily suffused purple outside; 

 anthers yellow or orange. Late June, July. Calif., 

 along the Sierra Nevada Mts. and Coast Range. El. 

 10. Gn. 20:484; 27, p. 344; 61, pp. 54, 55; 71, p. 139. 

 J.H. III. 33: 113. A beautiful and stately species when 

 well grown, but in the N. E. is rather capricious and often 

 fails to succeed in the open ground. The var. purpu- 

 reum, or var. purpurascens, Hort.(L. purpureum, Mast.), 

 is of more slender growth and smaller in every way, 2-3 

 ft. high, with Ivs. 1-2 in. long, while the fls. are semi- 

 erect and borne in umbels of 4-8; color white, faintly 

 tinged lilac and spotted purple internally when first 

 opened, soon changing to uniform lilac-purple. El. 11. F. 

 S. 19 : 1975-76. ^ =- 



G.C. III. 30:59. 

 C. L. A. 5 : 43. 

 Var. rubescens, 

 Hort. (L. rubes- 

 cens, Wats.), 

 has a smaller, 

 more globular 

 bulb than the 

 typical species, 

 a more slender 

 st. 3-5 ft. high, 

 narrower Ivs. 

 and a raceme of 

 4-12 smaller, 

 semi - erect fls., 

 with more re- 

 flexed segms.; 

 color white, 

 tinged rose- 

 pink, unspotted, 

 changing to uni- 

 form rose - pur- 

 ple. Both these 

 varieties are per- 

 haps entitled to 

 rank as distinct 

 species. Var. minus, Hort., is mentioned. G. 29:137. 



15. Pdrryi, Wats. Bulb a scaly rhizome, 2-4 in. long, 

 often irregular in shape, thickly covered with small 

 scales, which are sometimes jointed and of a white or 

 pale yellow color, rarely tinged pink or purple: st. 

 slender, smooth, 2-5 ft. high: Ivs. horizontal, 46 in. 

 long, y%-y<i in. wide, lower ones usually whorled, upper 

 ones scattered: fls. 1-10, 2-4 in. long, as wide, deli- 

 cately fragrant, of pure lemon-yellow color, more or 

 less spotted internally purplish brown; anthers orange- 

 red. Late June, July. San Bernardino Mts. of S. 



2159. Lilium japonicum. 



