1876 



LILIUM 



LILIUM 



ccc. Asiatic species. 

 D. Early-flowering. 



E. St. not over 2 ft. high 52. elegans 



EE. St. 2 ft. or more high 53. dauricum 



DD. Late-flowering. 



E. St. not over 2 ft. high 54. Wallacei 



EE. St. 2 ft. or more high 55. Batemanniae 



BB. Style shorter than ovary or of the 



same length 56. concolor 



47. medeoloides, Gray (L. maculatum, Thunb.). 

 WHEEL LILY. SPOTTED LILY. Bulb very similar to 

 that of L. avenaceum: st. 1-2 ft. high, smooth or slightly 

 furrowed, lower part bare of Ivs. : Ivs. 4-6 in. long, %- 

 \Yi in. wide, usually in 1-2 whorls of 7-14 Ivs. each 

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

 fls. 1-6, smooth inside, bright orange -red slightly 

 dotted purple; anthers red. Late June, July. Korea 

 and N. Japan. Very rare, and recommended only for 

 specialists. 



48. philadelphicum, Linn. WILD RED LILY. WOOD 

 LILY. Fig. 2173. Bulb globular or nearly so, 1-1 Y% 

 in. diam., white or pale yellow; scales small and thick, 



sometimes jointed: 

 st. 1-3 ft. high, 

 slender, smooth, 

 lower part bare of 

 Ivs. : Ivs. horizontal, 

 2-4 in. long, ^-^ 

 in. wide, usually in 

 whorls of 3-8 Ivs. 

 each, with a few 

 scattered ones 

 above: fls. 1-5, 3-4 

 in. diam., smooth 

 inside, bright 

 orange -red tinged 

 yellow in center 

 and spotted deep 

 purple; anthers red. 

 Late June, July. 

 Maine to Minn., 

 Mo. and N. C., also 

 Canada, as far west 

 as Sask. El. 17. B. 

 R. 594. L.B.C. 10: 

 976. B.M. 872 (as 

 L. pennsylvanicum) ; 

 519. C. L. A. 17: 

 544. Our most 

 beautiful native 

 lily, but indifferent to cult., the best specimens usually 

 being found in a wild state. Var. andinum, Nutt., the 

 WESTERN RED LILY, is a stronger grower, with larger, 

 more richly colored fls. and mostly scattered Ivs. Ohio 

 to Mont., Col. and Ark. Var. wausharaicum, Leicht., 

 originally found in Waushara Co., Wis., is very similar, 

 if not identical. So also are L. lanceolatum, Fitzp., 

 L. montanum, Nelson, and L. umbellatum, Pursh. 



49. Catesbaei, Walt. SOUTHERN RED LILY. Bulb 

 oblong, 1-2 in. long, j^-1 in. wide, composed of a few 

 long, narrow, white scales: st. 1-2 ft. high, slender, 

 smooth: Ivs. semi-erect or nearly horizontal, 1-3 in. 

 long, J^-^in. wide: fls. 1-3, 3-4 in. diam., smooth 

 inside, of the same color as those of L. philadelphicum; 

 anthers red. Late June, July. N. C. to Fla. and Ala. 

 E1.25. B.M.259. L.B.C.9:807. R.H. 1868:431 (poor). 

 Rather tender and capricious, and in the North best 

 grown in pots. 



50. bulbiferum, Linn. Bulb globular or slightly 

 spherical, 2-4 in. diam., white or pale yellow, often 

 tinged red or purple: st. 2-4 ft. high, furrowed, green, 

 tinged and spotted purplish brown, upper part covered 

 with white down and producing bulbils in the If. -axils: 

 Ivs. 50-75, horizontal or semi-erect, 3-4 in. long, J^-^ 

 in. wide: fls. 1-4, 3-4 in. diam., bright orange-red spot- 



2172. Lilium Hansonii. No. 29. (XH) 



ted deep purplish black and tinged or blotched yellow 

 in center; anthers red. June, early July. Cent. Eu. 

 and S. E. Scandinavia. El. 23. B.M. 36. A hardy, 

 long-lived species of the easiest cult., but not often seen. 

 Var. latifolium, Hort., is a larger, stronger grower with 

 wider Ivs. Var. humile, Hort., is of smaller growth, 

 with narrower Ivs. 



51. crdceum, Chaix (L. aureum, Parkin. L. auran- 

 tiacum, Hort.). Bulb similar to that of L. bulbiferum: 

 st. stout, 3-6 ft. high, furrowed or striated, deep green, 

 lower part spotted deep purple, upper part and buds 

 covered with white down: Ivs. 50-100, horizontal or 

 semi-erect, 2^4 in. long, M~M m - wide: fls. 1-20, 3-4 

 in. diam., bright or- 



ange-yellow spotted 

 purplish black in 

 center and sometimes 

 tinged red ; anthers 

 red. Late June, July. 

 Alps Mts. of Switzer- 

 land, France and N. 

 Italy. L.B.C. 8:784 

 (poor). Gn. 71, p. 43. 

 A handsome, showy 

 lily, hardy, vigorous, 

 long-lived, of the 

 easiest cult, and 

 highly recommended. 

 Var. Chaixii, Hort., 

 is of much smaller 

 growth, only 1-1 }/% 

 ft. high, with 1-3 fls. 

 and comes into bloom 

 earlier. El. 22. . 



52. elegans,Thunb. 

 (L. lancifolium, 

 Thunb. L. Thunber- 

 gianum, Roezl. & 

 Schult.). Fig. 2174. 

 Bulb spherical or 

 nearly globular, 1-2 

 in. diam., white or 

 pale yellow, often 

 tinged red or purple: 

 st. 1-IY 2 ft. high, 

 smooth or slightly fur- 

 rowed, green, upper 

 part slightly pubes- 

 cent: Ivs. 20-40, hor- 

 izontal or semi-erect, 

 2-4 in. long, 



2173. Lilium philadelphicum. ( X }i) 



wide: fls. 1-4, 4-6 in. diam., 



orange-red, slightly spotted purplish black ; anthers red. 

 June, early July. Japan. El. 19, 20. Gn. 38:440; 47, p. 

 415; 62, p. 359; 67, p. 204. F. 1868: 121. F.S. 16:1627. 

 I.H. 12:459 (as L. formosum). G.W. 3, p. 355. H.U. 4, 

 p. 201. There are innumerable varieties and the 

 origin of some of them is difficult to trace, but they 

 probably have some blood of related species, such as 

 L. croceum, L. bulbiferum and L. dauricum, in their 

 make-up. Var. alutaceum, Baker & Dyer (var. 

 aureum nlgro-maculatum, Hort.; var. Kikak, Hort.), 

 grows only 6-9 in. high, blooms earlier and produces 

 solitary, pale apricot-colored fls. spotted purple-black. 

 F.S. 22:2319. A form of this, var. grandiflSrum, is a 

 larger, stronger grower. Var. armeniacum, Baker & 

 Dyer (var. venustum, Kunth), blooms later than the 

 type, producing 1-2 bright orange-scarlet, unspotted 

 fls., smooth inside: the Ivs. are peculiarly twisted. Var. 

 atrosanguineum, Baker & Dyer (var. coruscans, Hort.), 

 produces solitary deep blood-red fls., spotted purple- 

 black. Var. Alice Wilson, Hort., produces pure lemon- 

 yellow spotted fls. Var. aurantiacum, Hort., produces 

 unspotted salmon fls. P.M. 6:127. Var. bicolor, Hort. 

 (var. pictum, Hort.), has narrower Ivs. than those of 

 the type and broader perianth-segms. : fls. 2-4, yellow, 



