1862 



I.UaSTlU'iM 



LILIUM 



DD, Fls. sessile. 

 12. Quihoui, Carr.- [L. braclii/ttliirhyum. Deonp.). 

 Shrub, to t) ft., with spri-adiriR braiichps: branchlrts 

 and panicles tiiu-ly pulx-sccnt: Ivs. oUiptic-ohldn); or 

 narrow-oWoiijj, olitusc. fjlabrous. .sonicwhat coriact'ous, 

 l-'J in. lonp: fls. S('s.-iilp, in small clusters, forming at 

 ends of the branches long, panidod spikes. Sept.-Oct. 

 China. G.C. II. IS, p. 277. (in. tltl, p. 292. 



2155. Ligustrum vulgare. (XM) 



L, acutUtimum, KtM-hnc. .*\llu'd to L. Ibottt. I. vs. lanreolate, 

 acuminate. J'j-2J'2in. Ion,'?; panlrlp about 1 in. long; calyx glabrou.s: 

 anthers shorter than Hmb. Cent. China. — L. citiatum, Sieb. Alln-ii 

 to L. acuniinatuni. Lvs. rhombic-ovate, acute, ciliate: panirle 

 dense, small, about Hin. long. 4-H-fld. .Japan. — A. rompdrtum , Hook. 

 f. 4 Thonjs. (L. lancifoliuni, Carr. L. lonKifoliuni and L. lineare. 

 Hort., and L. Simoni, Carr.). Evergreen »hrub, quite glabrous: 

 Ivs. lanceolate, to 6 in.: panicle large, compart; tube whort. Him- 

 alayas. R.H. 1902, p. 500.—/.,. DelnoayAnum, Hariot (L. Prattii, 

 Koehne). Low evergreen shrub with spreading or nearly prostrate, 

 pubescent branches: Ivs. ovate to ovate-oblong, glabrous, l^-l\i 

 in. long; panirlr^s narrow, leafy at the base, l-l l-i in. long; corolla- 

 tube longer than the limb. W. China. R.H. 1901, p. 496 (habit). 

 — /... Htnryi, Hcmsl. Evergreen shrub, to 12 it.: branchlets 

 pubescent: Ivs. orbicular-ovate to ovate-lanceolate, obtusely acu- 

 minate, dark green, glabrous, 54-2 in. long: panicles terminal, 

 short -stalked, 1 J4— i in. long; corolla-tube longer than limb; calyx 

 glabrous. W. China. — /.. insuUtre, Decne. f I.. Stauntonii, Hort., not 

 pCf. .Shrub, to 6 ft., allirtd to h. vulgare: Ivs. elliptic-ovate to 

 linear-lanceolate, yellowish green, often pendulous. 2-,'J in.: panicles 

 rather large. Origin uncertain. — L. hincifiilium, Carr., L. tongi/d- 

 /tum, and /.. /inedre. Hort. = L. eompactum. — L. pekin^ise, Hort. 

 =.Syringa pekinen-«i8. — /y. PrAUii, Koehne^I... Delavayanum. — L. 

 Simoni. Carr.=L. compaetum. — L. St/iuntonii, Hort.^L. ins'ilarc. 

 — /... utronfiylophifUiijn. Hemsl. Evergreen shrub or small tree. 

 almost glabrous: Ivs. orbicular or obovate, \A-l in.: panicle rather 

 loose. Cent. China. B.M. S069. — L. Wdlkeri, Decne. Allied to L. 

 nepalense: Ivs. ovale to lanceolate, glabrous, to .3 in.: panicle large, 

 to f. in. Ceylon. Neilgherries. G.C. III. 24:2H2. O..M. 41 :B)<.J.— 

 L. uunu/in^-nK. L. Henry. iShrub. to 12 ft.: I>ranche8 glabrous: 

 Iva, aubcoriaceoufi. deciduous, oblong-lanceolatc, glabrous. 2-.5 in. 

 long: panicle loose. 5-7 in, long; corolla-tulje short. Yunnan. R.H. 

 1902. pp. 4!)H-jtj(). 



Alfked Rehdek. 



LILAC : .Syringa. 



LILIUM (Latin, from the Greek name, said to be 

 derive;! froni the Oltic word li, meaning whitene.ss, 

 referring to L. ('(/(((/((/(/w)- Liliacca'. Lily. Noble plants 

 for outdoor bloom, and a few of them grown under 

 glass. They eom))rise one of the distinctive flower 

 forms, antl the name lily is applied to many other plants. 



Herbaceous peremiials with scaly bulbs: sts. un- 

 branched, smooth or pubescent, usually bright green, 

 sometimes tinged purple or brown and generally 

 clotheil with Ivs. their entire length: Ivs. (except in 

 only 2 species, L. airdifaUtiin and L. gignnlciim) always 

 line;ir or lancet)lat,e, either scatteretl or verticillate, 

 usually bright green antl quite sessile, but in a few 

 species with short petioles: fls. terminal, solitary, 

 racemose or umbellate, perfect, with (5 perianth-segms., 

 3 like sepals or calyx-lvs. and S like petals or coroUa- 

 Ivs., the parts erect or variously spreading or reflexed 

 (Figs. 2156, 21.57), usually with a honey-bearing gland 

 at the base of each; each fl. has (i prominent stamens 

 and 1 long pi.stil; each .stamen consists of a filament or 

 stalk and an anther balanced on its end and attached 

 by its back, while the ovary bears a style and a 3-lobed 

 stigma: the fr. or sc(xl-vessel is an oblong caps, borne 

 above the base of the perianth-segms.; it is 6-ribbed, 

 divided into 3 cells, each cell elosely packed with flat- 

 tened, brown, .soft-coated seeds. The genus is divided 

 into 7 groups or subgenera, distinguished from each 

 other chief!}' by the shape and arrangement of the fls. 

 These groups are: 



I. Eulirion (true lilies, trumpet- or fimnel-flow- 

 ered lilies). 

 II. Archelirion (open-flowered lilies). 



III. Martagon (Turk's-cap or turban-shaped lilies). 



IV. Pseudo-Martagon (bell-flowered lilies). 



V. Isolirion (erect- or upright-flowered lilies). 



VI. Cardiocrinum (heart-shaped-leaved lilies). 

 VII. Notholirion (fritiUaria-like lilies). 



From 300-400 species have been described, but there 

 are probably considerably less than 100 entitled to rank 

 as such. They are all natives of the northern hemis- 

 phere, extending aroimd the workl. Their northern 

 limit is southern Canada and Siberia; their southern, 

 Florida and the Neilgherry Mts. of India. Many of 

 them are in California and China-Japan. 



The genus Lilium is very closely allied to Fritillaria; 

 the latter genus differs in the corolla being more uni- 

 formly campanulate, with nectar-bearing cavities at the 

 base of the inner .segms. or of all of them, and the anthers 

 attached by the base. Lilium roscmn is by some 

 referred to Fritillaria, but it is probably better kept in 

 Lilium. L. niijpitnbiii) is a similar ca.se. 



I'or further botanical information, the reader is 

 referred to "The Botanical Gazette," 27:23,5 (1899), 

 where a botanical review of the genus will be found. 

 The most notable monograph on lilies is entitled "A 

 Monograph of the Genus Lilium," by H. J. Elwes, pub- 

 lished in l.S.SO anfl containing superb colored plates. 

 It is referred to below by the abbreviation El. It covers 

 the ground fully up to the date of publication. Unfor- 

 tunately there is no book yet published which combines 

 the botanical iind horticultural points of view, but much 

 valuable cultural information may be obtained by 

 reading the following four books: Wallace's "Notes on 

 Lilies," 2nd edition; "Lilies for English Gardens," by 

 Miss .lekyll; "The Book of the Lily," by Wm. Goldring, 

 and "Lilies," by Achuns and one by A. (Jrove. Many 

 portraits have been made of species of Lilium, some of 

 the most important and accessible of which are cited 

 in the following account. The author c;mnot vouch for 

 the authenticity of these portraits, however. 



The general cultivation of lilies. 



The various lilies are unequaled by any other plant 

 in their ur]i(|uc combination of beauty, gracefulness 



