LILIUM 



LILIUM 



1873 



2167. Lilium Martagon. 



27. Martagon, Linn. EUROPEAN TURK'S-CAP LILY. 

 TURBAN LILY. Fig. 2167. Bulb oval, 2-3 in. long, 1-2 

 in. wide, bright yellow; scales thick, narrow, sharply 

 pointed: st. 3-6 ft. high, smooth, or upper part slightly 

 pubescent, green, often spotted purple: Ivs. horizontal, 

 deep green, 3-6 in long, 1-1 Yz in. wide, usually in 2-4 



. whorls of 6-9 Ivs. each, 

 with a few scattered 

 ones above: fls. 3-20, 

 2-3 in. diam., dull 

 claret -purple, spotted 

 purplish black; segms. 

 thick, waxy, reflexed 

 to the st. and slightly 

 papillose at the base; 

 anthers red; the fls. 

 emit a nauseous, dis- 

 agreeable odor. Late 

 June, July. Cent, and 

 S. Eu. from Spain to 

 S. W. Siberia. El. 33. 

 B.M. 872 (as L. penn- 

 sylvanicum); 1634. 

 F.S. 20:2127. F.M. 

 1874:136. Gn. 23:32; 

 38, p. 393; 44:260 (as 

 L. Dalhansonii). Var. 

 hirsutum, Hort., is 

 identical, except the sts. 

 are more densely pubes- 

 cent. Var. fldre-pleno, 

 Hort., produces double or semi-double fls. Var. dalmat- 

 icum, Hort. (L. dalmdticum, Malay), from Dalmatia, 

 often grows 6-7 ft. high, with 5-7 whorls of Ivs. : and 

 12-40 fls. which are of a deeper, richer purple, almost 

 black, and only slightly spotted ; the buds are enveloped 

 in white, cottony down. Var. Cattaneae, Hort., is almost 

 identical, but the fls. are slightly paler in color. Var. 

 album, Hort. (var. glabrwn, Spreng.), produces pure 

 white fls. with yellow anthers; the sts. are smooth and 

 the Ivs. brighter green than those of the type. G.C. III. 

 54:63. There are also varieties with flesh- and lilac- 

 colored fls. All the forms of L. Martagon are hardy, 

 robust and of the easiest cult., but var. album and var. 

 dalmaticum are far superior to the type. 



28. avenaceum, Fisch. Bulb globular, 1-1 Yt in. 

 diam., bright yellow, rarely tinged pink or purple; 

 scales long, narrow, sharply pointed and jointed, the 

 upper part, when broken off, resembling oats, whence 

 the specific name: st. 1K~2 ft. high, smooth, bare of 

 Ivs. near the base: Ivs. horizontal or semi-erect, 3-4 

 in. long, y<z-\ in. wide, usually in 1 or 2 whorls of 6-9 Ivs. 

 each near middle of st. with a few scattered ones above: 

 fls. 2-10, slightly fragrant, bright orange-yellow shaded 

 red and more or less spotted deep purple; anthers red. 

 June, early July. Manchuria, Kamchatka, Kurile 

 Isls. and N. Japan. Gn. 24, p. 85. Very rare and only 

 desirable for collectors or specialists. The bulbs are 

 delicate and easily break to pieces when handling. 



29. Hansonii, Leicht. GOLDEN TURK'S-CAP LILY. 

 JAPANESE TURK'S-CAP LILY. Fig. 2172. Bulb nearly 

 globular, 2-3 in. diam., white or pale yellow, often 

 tinged purple: st. smooth, 3-5 ft. high: Ivs. horizontal, 

 45 in. long, %-l in. wide, usually in 1-3 whorls near 

 middle of st. with a few scattered ones above and below: 

 fls. 1-10, \Y^Y2 in. diam., slightly fragrant, with 

 thick, waxy segms. of a bright golden yellow, spotted 

 purplish brown; anthers orange-red. June, early July. 

 Japan. El. 34. B.M. 6126 (as L. maculatum). Gn. 29, 

 p. 287. R.H. 1883, p. 296. Gn.W. 22, suppl. April 8 

 One of the best and most beautiful lilies for general 

 cult., easily grown, robust and permanent. L. Mdrhan, 

 Hort., is a garden hybrid between L. Martagon var. 

 album and L. Hansonii; it resembles the former in habit 

 of growth, but the fls. are of the same shape, size and 



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thick, waxy texture as those of the latter; color bright 

 orange - yellow, veined, shaded and spotted reddish 

 brown. A similar hybrid between L. Martagon var. dal- 

 maticum and L. Hansonii is known as L. Dalhansonii, 

 Hort. The fls. are not so bright in color, however. 



30. polyphyllum, D. Don (L. punctdtum, Jacquem.). 

 Bulb oblong, 2-3 in. long, 1-1 Yi in. wide, with long, 

 narrow, white scales, closely clasped together: st. 

 smooth, 2-4 ft. high: Ivs. 40-60, scattered, or the lower 

 ones rarely whorled, erect, 4-5 in. long, Y<Z-% in. wide: 

 fls. 1-10, 1^-2 in. diam., deliciously fragrant, pale 

 creamy yellow, tinged and dotted purple; anthers red. 

 June, July. W. Himalayas. I. H. 32:565. Very rare 

 and only suitable for specialists. 



31. monadelphum. Marsh & Bieb. (L. colchicum, 

 Stev. L. Loddigesidnum, Roezl & Schult.). Bulb 

 quite similar to that of L. Martagon, but often larger 

 and tinged purple: st. stout, 3-6 ft. high, usually slightly 

 pubescent: Ivs. 30-40, horizontal or semi-erect, 2-4 in. 

 long, j^-1 in. wide: fls. 1-30, 3-5 in. diam., with waxy 

 segms. of a rich golden yellow sometimes tinged purple 

 and slightly, or not at all, spotted deep purple; anthers 

 greenish or orange; the odor is rather disagreeable. 

 June, early July. Caucasus Mts. and N. Persia. El. 

 36, 37. B.M. 1405. Gn. 75, p. 320. G.C. III. 16: 

 129. Gn.W. 22:528. J.F. 2:204. One of the most 

 stately and beautiful of all lilies, succeeding well in 

 almost any soil or situation and highly recommended 

 for general cult. Var. Szovitzianum, Hort. (L. Szovitz- 

 ianum, Fisch. & Lall.). Produces largerfls. with broader, 

 less reflexed segms. of a lemon- or canary-yellow color, 

 more thickly dotted purple and with reddish brown 

 anthers; the filaments are entirely free or separate, 

 whereas in the type they are supposed to be joined or 

 united at their base, although this is not always the case. 



2168. Lilium pomponium 



Gn. 9:204; 39:242; 59, p. 407; 64, p. 316. G.C. III. 48: 

 37. Gn.W. 21:522. G. 4:295; 27:373; 32:783. Var. 

 Ledebouri, Baker, resembles the type, but is dwarfer, 

 with 80-100 narrower Ivs. and narrower perianth-segms. 

 32. carniolicum, Bernh. Bulb oval, 1^-2 in. long, 

 \-\Yi in- wide, white or pale yellow, tinged red or 



