1878 



LILIUM 



LILY-OF-THE-PALACE 



wide, upper ones smaller and more erect: fls. in racemes 

 of 6-12, 5-6 in. long, nearly as wide, deliciously fra- 

 grant, with waxy segms., which, when first opening, are 

 citron-yellow inside, soon changing to pure white 

 tinged purple near the base and with purple midribs, 

 outside often shaded green; anthers yellow. July, 

 early Aug. Himalaya Mts. from Kumaon and Gur- 

 whal to Khasia and Sikkim. El. 2. B.M. 4673. F. 

 1874, p. 79. R.H. 1861, p. 310. I.H. p. 11. G.C. 

 111.8:47; 16:754; 30:51; 38:296. Gn. 8:504; 34, p. 

 269; 52, p. 226; 60, p. 47; 69, p. 199; 71, p. 439; 74, 

 p. 142; 77, p. 35. J.H. III. 46:336; 53:347; 65:113. 

 G.M. 48:787. G.W. 5, p. 67; 7, p. 412. J.F. 4:409-11. 

 A.F. 22:5. G.F. 6:376 A beautiful, stately lily, 

 rarely cult, in this country, but hardy as far north as 

 Boston, and easily grown in light, well-drained soil; 

 should be heavily mulched during the winter; also 

 excellent for greenhouse benches or large tubs. After 

 once flowering, the old bulb decays and disappears, 

 leaving several offsets. Var. yunnanense, Hort., from 

 China, is said to produce larger, better-colored fls. 



58. cordifdlium, Thunb. Bulb similar to that of L. 

 giganteum, but smaller: st. 3-4 ft. high, stout, smooth, 

 bare of Ivs. for a foot or more above the surface, then a 

 whorl of 6-8 Ivs. appears, with a few scattered ones 

 above; they are pendulous, 12^18 in. long, nearly as 

 wide, deep green, lower ones tinged deep red: fls. in 

 racemes of 4-10, 4-6 in. long, nearly as wide, fragrant, 

 of the same color as those of L. giganteum. July, early 

 Aug. Japan and the Kurile Isls. El. 1. G.C. III. 8:41. 

 B.M. 6337. Very rare and not so easily grown as L. 

 giganteum, to which it is inferior in every respect; only 

 suitable for collectors or specialists. 



StTBGENUS VII. NOTHOLIKION. 



59. rdseum, Wall. (L. Thomsonianum, Lindl. Fritil- 

 laria Thomsonidna, Royle). A peculiar plant, suggesting 

 Hosta, Anthericum, Ornithogalum, and similar things: 

 st. erect, about 1% ft.: Ivs. like a Hemerocallis, linear- 

 acuminate and grassy, mostly crowded at the base of 

 the st.: fls. as many as two dozen, pale mauve, about 

 \ l /2 in. long, and nearly as broad at the mouth, bell- 

 shaped, the 6 segms. free to the base; anthers deep 

 purple, oblong; stigma 3-lobed. W. China to N. India 

 (Himalaya). B.M. 4725. B.R. 31:1. J.H. III. 64:279. 

 Gn. 76, p. 158; 67, p. 302 (var. multiflorum, Leicht.). 

 Little cult, abroad; may be desirable in milder parts of 

 this country. 



L. albdnicum, Griseb. Very similar to L. Jankoe. Albania. L. 

 Alexdndrx,Rakn (L. japonicum var. Alexandra, Hort.). St. 2-3 ft. 

 high: Ivs. scattered, 6-6 in. long, J^-J^in. wide: fls. trumpet-shaped, 

 usually solitary, semi-erect, 5-^5 in. long, nearly as wide, delicately 

 fragrant, with waxy, pure white segms., shaded green at the base. 

 Late June, July. Liu Kiu Isls. Possibly a hybrid between L. aura- 

 turn and L. longiflorum. L. BAkeri, Purdy (L. Purdyi, Waugh). 

 Bulb similar to that of L. columbianum: st. 2-5 ft. high: Ivs. mostly 

 verticillate: fls. 1-10, horizontal or semi-pendulous, slightly fragrant, 

 with reflexed orange-red segms. spotted deep purple. Wash, and 

 Brit. Col. L. Bakerianum=L. Lowi. L. Berensii, Hort. A garden 

 hybrid between L. testaceum and L. chalcedonicum: st. 3 4 ft. high: 

 fls. fragrant, similar to those of L. testaceum in size and shape, but 

 brighter, and richer in color. Aug., early Sept. L. Bidndii, Hort. 

 Resembles L. Maximo wiczii: st. 3-4 ft. high: Ivs. scattered, linear: 

 fls. several, pendulous, 2% in- across, with reflexed segms., orange- 

 red spotted deep purple-black with reddish brown anthers. G.M. 

 57: 693. L. daptonense, Hort.=L. primulinum. L. Davidii, Duch. 

 Allied to L. concolor; st. 2-3 ft. high, with narrow, scattered Ivs.; 

 fls. erect, solitary^, star-shaped, orange, spotted purple. Thibet. 

 El. 24. L. Delavdyi, Franch. Fls. rosy crimson; belongs in subgenus 

 Archelirion. China. L. Ddei, Hort. A garden hybrid, resembling 

 L. longiflorum. J.H. III. 51:27, desc. L. Duckdrtrei, Franch. St. 

 about 3 ft. high, smooth: Ivs. lanceolate, acuminate, 2K in. long, 

 J^in. wide: fls. 1-7, pendulous, 3 in. diam., white, tinged rose out- 

 side, finely spotted inside. W. and S.W. China. B.M. 8072. L. 

 Fdrgesii, Franch. A Martagon with small yellow fls. China. L. 

 Fdrquhari, Hort.=L. Sargentise. F. E. 33:492. L. formdsum, 

 Franch. Fls. erect, white, similar to those of L. elegans. China. 

 L. GUhnii, F. Schmidt. Differs only slightly from L. cordi- 

 folium. _ Japan. L. Heldreichii, Baker. Intermediate between 

 L. carniolicum and L. chalcedonicum: st. 2-3 ft. high, with 

 narrow, scattered Ivs. and 1-4 bright orange-red fls. tinged yellow 

 outside. Late June, July. Greece. L. kewense, Hort. A garden 

 hybrid between L. Henryi and L. Browni var. Chloraster; resem- 

 bles a small L. auratum in habit of growth and form of fls., but the 



Ivs. are similar to those of L. Henryi; fls. rich cream-color, fading to 

 nearly white and with a deep creamy-yellow band through the 

 center of each segm. July, Aug. G.C. III. 29:116. Gn. 58, p. 99. 

 L. lankongense, Franch. Fls. purple, spotted black. Belongs in sub- 

 genus Martagon. Yunnan, China. L. lophophwum, Franch. A 

 Martagon about 1 ft. high, with canary-yellow fls. Western China. 

 L. Ldwi, Baker (L. Bakerianum, Coll. & Hemsl.). St. 2-3 ft. 

 high: Ivs. scattered, narrow, erect: fls. 1-3, pendulous, bell-shaped, 

 3-4 in. long, nearly as wide, with slightly recurved ivory-white 

 segms. spotted or blotched purple near the base inside and tinged 

 green outside. Yunnan and N. Burma. J. H. III. 43:55. G. 27:645. 

 G.C. III. 14: 121; 30:45; 38:75. Gn. 45:278. B. M. 7232. L. Mas- 

 seyi, Hyams. A southern form of L. philadelphicum, differing but 

 slightly. N. C. L. Miquelianum, Makino. Said to be an improved 

 form of L. medeoloides. Japan. L. mirabile, Franch. Similar to 

 L. cqrdifolium. China. L. occidentale, Purdy. Resembles L. 

 maritimum, but the segms. of the fls. are more reflexed: bulb 

 rhizomatous: st. 2-4 ft. high: Ivs. usually verticillate, lower ones 

 sometimes scattered: fls. 1-15, orange-yellow, tipped red, spotted 

 purple. Calif. L. ochrdceum, Franch. A yellow-flowered Martagon 

 resembling L. monadelphum. China. L. oxypetalum, Baker. 1-1 % 

 ft. tall: Ivs. 20-30, scattered, lanceolate-linear: fl. wide funnel-shaped 

 or nearly rotate, purplish, tinged with green beneath, somewhat 

 dotted inside. W. Himalayas. El. 5. L. papilliferum, Franch. A 

 dwarf L. Maximowiczii, with orange-red fls. China. L. Pdrkmannii, 

 T. Moore. A hybrid between L. auratum and L. speciosum: st. 

 slender, 2-4 ft. high: Ivs. scattered, alternate: fls. 8-12 in. diam. of 

 the same shape as those of L. auratum, but colored like those of L. 

 speciosum. G.C. III. 30:52. L. ptinticum, Koch. Resembles L. 

 monadelphum, but is smaller, seldom over 2 ft. high. Asia Minor. 

 L. primulinum, Baker (L. claptonense, Hort.). Fls. pure primrose- 

 yellow, trumpet-shaped, intermediate in form between those of L. 

 neilgherrense and L. nepalense. N. Burma. B.M. 7227. L. 

 Purdyi==L. Bakeri. L. Rosthernii, Diels. Belongs in subgenus 

 Martagon. China. L. taliense, Franch. A tall-growing Martagon 

 with white fls. China. L. Thayerse, Wilson. Bulb 2-2 Vi in. diam., 

 ivory-white: st. 4-4 J^ ft. high, clothed with long, linear Ivs. and 

 usually bearing 16 or 17 fls. W.China. G.C. III. 54:116. Intro, as 

 L. sutchuense. L. tubifldrum, Wight. Closely resembles L. neil- 

 gherrense, except the Ivs. and perianth-segms. are narrower. Hima- 

 laya Mts. L. Wdrei, Purdy. Said to be intermediate in character 

 between L. pardalinum and L. Parryi: fls. fragrant, bright yellow, 

 spotted deep purple. Calif. L. Wttlmottite, Wilson (L. warleyense, 

 Hort.). St. about 4 ft. high: Ivs. numerous, spirally arranged, linear, 

 3-5 in. long: fls. 20 or more, pendulous, 3 in. diam., recurved, orange- 

 red, spotted reddish brown. China. G.M. 55:513. L. Ydshidaii, 

 Leicht. Fls. fragrant, resembling those of L. Brownii. Philippine 

 Isls. Gn. 68, p. 238. L. yunnanense, Franch. St. 1-3 ft. high: fls. 

 13, small, pendulous, pink or nearly white. Yunnan, China. 



JOHN H. TILTON. 



LILY, in the narrowest sense, is restricted to the 

 genus Lilium, but the popular names given below also 

 include plants outside the family Liliaceae. Many of 

 them belong to the Amaryllis family. African Blue L., 

 Agapanthus umbellatus. African Corn L., Ixia. Ama- 

 zon L., Eucharis grandiflora. American Turk's-Cap L., 

 Lilium superbum. Atamasco L., Zephyr unities Ata- 

 masco. Barbados L., Hippeastrum equestre. Bella- 

 donna L., Amaryllis Belladonna. Bengal L., Crinum. 

 Bermuda L., Lilium Harrisii. Black L., Fritillaria 

 camtshatcensis. Blackberry L., Belamcanda chinensis. 

 Bourbon L., Lilium candidum. Brisbane L., Eurydes 

 sylvestris. Calla L., Zantedeschia asthiopica. Cape L., 

 Crinum longifolium. Checkered L., Fritillaria meleagris. 

 Climbing L., Gloriosa and Littonia. Common White L., 

 Lilium candidum. Day L., the blue and white ones are 

 Hostas; the yellow and orange ones Hemerocallis. 

 Easter L., Lilium Harrisii. Fairy L., Zephyranthes 

 rosea. Fayal L., Ornithogalum arabicum. Golden- 

 banded L., Lilium auratum. Golden-rayed L., Lilium 

 auratum. Guernsey L., Nerine sarniensis. Jacobean L., 

 Sprekelia formosissima. Kaffir L., Schizostylis coccinea. 

 Mariposa L., Calochortus. Martagon L., Lilium Marta- 

 gon. Orange L., Lilium croceum. Peruvian Swamp L., 

 Zephyranthes Candida. Plantain L., Hosta. Pond L., 

 Nuphar advena. Sacred L. of China, Narcissus Tazetla 

 var. orientalis. Spider L., St. Bernard's L., Anthericum 

 Liliago. St. Bruno's L. Paradisea Liliastrum. St. 

 James' L., Sprekelia formosissima. St. Joseph's L., 

 Lilium candidum. Swamp L., Lilium superbum. Sword 

 L., Gladiolus in general. Tiger L., Lilium tigrinum. 

 Turban L., Lilium pomponium. Turk's-Cap L., Lilium 

 Martagon. Valley, L. of, Lily-of-the-valley, p. 1879. 

 Water L., Nymphsea. White L., Lilium candidum. 



LILY-OF-THE-INCAS. Alstrcemeria Pelegrina. See, also, Hy- 

 menocattis (Ismene). 



LILY-OF-THE-PALACE. Hippeastrum aulicum. 



