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come to light and been introduced to 

 cultivation, among others the follow- 

 ing : 



L. Bakerianum. A charming lily covering 

 a wide area of country from Upper Burmah 

 to western and central China, growing on 

 steep rocky slopes amongst tall grass and 

 brush- wood, and very variable in its character. 

 It is a delicate plant not easy to keep in 

 health, seeming to need a drier and warmer 

 climate than can easily be given it in this 

 country. The bulbs are small, throwing 

 slender grey stems of I to 3 ft., sparingly 

 covered with 3-nerved leaves. The stems are 

 crowned with umbels of medium-sized droop- 

 ing flowers, one to six in number, fragrant, 



important gain, the more so as the plant is 

 vigorous and hardy. 



I. myriophy Hum. This, the handsomest 

 Lily of the Browni group, is nearly allied to 

 L. letuanthum (itself a form of L. Browni) 

 from which it differs in its narrow one-nerved 

 leaves densely crowded on the stems, the 

 absence of bulbils, its earlier flowers, and 

 other minor details. The grey-green stems vary 

 from \\ to 5 ft. in height, bearing fragrant 

 funnel-shaped flowers 5 or 6 in. long, shaded 

 with purple on the outside, and pure white 

 shading to clear yellow on the inside and in 

 the tube. The bulbs are found on the scrub- 

 clad mountain sides of Western China at 

 elevations of 3,000 to 6,000 ft., where they 

 seem to prefer rocky, stone-filled soils. 



Lilium Bakerianum. 



and creamy-white in colour when fully open, 

 with the inside of the tube dotted or splashed 

 with reddish-purple. 



L. leucanthum. Though perfectly distinct 

 for garden purposes, this is really a form of 

 L. Browni brought from the Chinese province 

 of Yunnan, L. myriophy Hunt and L. formosum 

 (also best regarded as forms of L. Browni) 

 replacing it in adjoining provinces. The stems 

 of L. leucanth-nm are stout, 3 to 4 ft. high, 

 and the leaves narrow and of a lustrous green. 

 The fragrant flowers, borne two to four to- 

 gether, are of a long funnel-shape, ruddy- 

 brown on the outside and milk-white within, 

 with a rich yellow throat. Being at its best 

 in August, when no other Lily of the same 

 group is in flower, it promises to be an 



L. Sutchuenense. One of the showiest 

 Lilies introduced of recent years. A good idea 

 of it is gained by likening it to a miniature 

 form of the old Tiger Lily, but with no 

 bulbils, narrower leaves, and earlier flowers 

 on very long flatly-spreading stalks. The 

 hairy stems vary in height from i| to 6ft. 

 with many narrow leaves and a head of 

 bright scarlet flowers covered with black dots, 

 which vary in density and are sometimes 

 wanting altogether. It comes from the grass- 

 clad mountain slopes of the Chino-Thibetan 

 frontier, and is commonly grown by the 

 peasants on the roofs of their houses, and the 

 bulbs used as food. The plant is of easy 

 culture, and flowers in three years from seed. 

 As many as twenty to twenty-five flowers and 



