634 LILIUM. 



THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN 



LILIUM. 



It is readily distinguished from any other 

 kind by the rich brownish-purple mark- 

 ings on the exterior of the blossoms, which I 

 in well-grown plants are sometimes 9 in. 

 in length. It is hardy and vigorous, and 

 succeeds without giving much trouble. 



Lilium candidum (White or Madonna Lily). 



In a soil and position which suits L. 

 auratum it flourishes, and need only be 

 lifted every few years and replanted in 

 fresh rich soil. It grows from 2 to 4 ft. 

 high, and has deep green foliage distinct 

 from allied kinds. The variety Colchesteri 

 is handsome. Quite recently, some re- 

 markably fine and strong-growing varieties 

 of this Lily have been obtained from the 

 district whence L. Henry i came ; named by 

 Mr. Baker Chloraster and Leucanthum. 



L. bulbiferum is one of the handsomest 

 of European Lilies, and is about 2 ft. high. 

 It bears large crimson flowers shading to 

 orange. The variety umbellatum is finer 

 and stronger, and has large umbelled 

 clusters of flowers. This Lily is generally 

 distinguished from its congeners 

 by bulblets on the axils of the 

 leaves. It grows freely in ordin- 

 ary soil, and flowers in early 

 summer. A capital plant for 

 bold groups, and thriving under 

 partial shade or in the open. 



L. canadense (Canadian 

 Lily]. This beautiful flower is 

 among the oldest of cultivated 

 Lilies. It is 2 to 4 ft. high, and 

 bears, on slender stems, ter- 

 minal clusters of drooping blos- 

 soms usually orange, and copi- 

 ously spotted with deep brown. 

 It also occurs with red flowers 

 (rubrum) and with yellow flowers 

 (flavum). L. parvum, L. Bolan- 

 deri, L. Grayi and L. maritimum 

 resemble it, and like it require 

 a partially-shaded position and 

 a moist, deep peaty soil enriched 

 by decayed leaf-mould. It 

 flowers late in summer, and is 

 very attractive in bold masses, 

 such as are often seen in nur- 

 series about London. Like its 

 allied forms it makes elegant 

 groups among choice shrubs 

 such as Azaleas and Rhododen- 

 drons ; and by such an arrange- 

 ment we get a second bloom 

 and a variety of form from beds 

 that had only one blossoming- 

 season, and were poor and stiff 

 in outline ; we prevent senseless 

 digging when the groups are 

 once in place ; and we keep the 

 shrubs from growing into a solid 

 ugly mass, while they shelter 

 our Lilies. 



L. candidum. One of the 

 best-known and loveliest Lilies, 

 seen in almost every cottage gar- 

 den, and producing snow-white 

 blooms in summer. It dislikes 

 coddling- or being meddled with, and 

 thrives best when undisturbed for years 

 in good garden soil. Any attempt to 

 deal with it like the more delicate ones 

 generally results in failure. The best- 

 flowered plants are in old gardens, where 

 the bulbs are allowed to run as they like 

 with no attention whatever. In bold 

 masses, no plants can compare with the 

 common white Lily when in bloom. It 

 is so fair a flower that there is scarcely 



