LILIUM 



LILIUM 



1871 



Hort., anil v.ar. Schrymakersi, llort., are all similar 

 to var. ntbruiii. \'ar. macranthum ami var. multiflo- 

 rum, Hort., arp also similar, but arc of larger, 

 stronger f!:rowth and more free-flowering. Var. Mel- 

 p6mene, Hort., is of somewhat different habit of 

 growth than tlie type and has much deeper-colored fl.s. 



which are of a 

 rich carmine- 

 crimson, spotted 

 jj blood -red and 



narrowly edged 

 \\ ■^c--^ VSi?f ■"■hite. Var. mag' 

 rC^\ V W nificum, Hort., is 



-• vj?\ T ' >'Ol closely allied 



li'^i"' .'ill.yM'^f'.i-.f^ Kilt U Inrcror 



2162. Lilium speciosum. (X?!) 



to 



cne, 



but is larger in 



every way, o f 



JSm mtL •'^ ^^^HMKji^-A'" stronger growth 



Wnallllliil^^^^'W '* ^^^ comes into bloom 



a little earlier. J.H. 

 III. 68:125. G. 27: 

 469; 3:3:689, 692. Var. 



?" "S^W L ^^ II V \j cruentum, Hort., is a 

 jr Ml Melpomene, flowering 



<5 ^ two weeks later. Var. 



gloriosoides, Baker, 

 differs from the f ^^)e in 

 its narrower Ivs., much 

 twisted gloriosa-like segms. and scarlet spots. Var. 

 album, Hort. (var. albifldrum, Hook.), has deep brown 

 bulbs, brown-tinged sts. and buds an<l unspotted white 

 fls. slightly suffused pink; anthers reddish brown. P.M. 

 8 : 127. Gn.W. 23, suppl. May 19. Var. album novum, 

 Hort., has pure white fls. with yellow anthers. \'ar. 

 Kraetzeri, Duch., often sold as var. a/bum, is quite dis- 

 tinct, differing in its yellow bulbs, entirely green st., 

 more pointed, brighter green Ivs. and green-tinged buds; 

 the fls. are pure white with a pale green stripe half- 

 way down the center of each segm. and reddish browm 

 anthers. G. 11 :69; 1.5:97. Var. vestale, Hort., is simi- 

 lar. Var. pimctatum, Lem., has yellow bulbs, entirely 

 green sts. and white or pale blush fls. spotted rosy crim- 

 son. It is of more deUcate constitution than the other 

 varieties. Var. prjecox, Hort., is similar, if not identi- 

 cal. There are also several other horticultural forms, 

 but they are not suflicicntly distinct to be recognized. 



19. Henryi, Baker. Fig. 2163. Bulb similar to that 

 of L. speciosutn, but often larger, deep reddish purple: 

 St. smooth, 4-8 ft. high, deep green, heavily tinged and 

 spotted purplish brown: Ivs. 60-100, horizontal, 3-6 in. 

 long, M-1/2 in- wide, upper ones shorter and recurved: 

 fls. 1-20, 3-^ in. diam., inodorous, bright orange-yellow, 

 slightly spotted reddish brown and with a green band 

 at the base of each segm.; anthers orange-red. Aug., 

 Sept. Cent. China. B.M. 7177 (too light^colored). 

 Gn. 40:422; 5.5, p. 2.33; 60, p. 336. G.C. III. 8:380. 

 J.H. III. 42:131. R.H. 1903:232. G. 35:6.55.— One of 

 the verj- best of all lilies for general cult., hardy, robust, 

 long-lived and easily grown in almost any soil and 

 situation. Sometimes called the yellow L. speciosum; 

 although it resembles that species in bulb and form 

 of fls., it is entirely distinct in habit of growth. 



SUBGENUS III. MARTAGON. 



A. Lvs. mostly verticillaU, usually S-5- 

 nerred. 

 B. Specify A meriran. 

 c. Bulbs rhizomatous. 



D. Eastern species 20. superbum 



DD. Southern species 21. carolinianum 



DDD. Western species. 



E. Hroad-lvd 22. pardalinum 



EE. Narrow-lrd 2.'J. Roezlii 



cc. Bulbs not strictly rhizomatous. 



D. Form oblique 24. Humboldtii 



DD. Fortri globular. 



E. Fls. yellow 25. columbianum 



EE. Fls. pink- 2(i. Kelloggii 



BB. Species Old World. 



r. Fls. purple or white 27. Martagon 



cc. FU: yellow. 



D. St. 2 ft. or less high 28. avenaceum 



DD. St. S ft. or more high 29. Hansonii 



.\A. Lvs. senttcred. 



B. The Ivs. many-nerved. 



c. Himalayan species '30. polyphyllum 



cc. Persian species 31. monadel- 



Iphum 



ccc. European species 32. carniolicum 



BB. The lvs. 1- or few-nerved. 

 c. Species European. 



D. Fls. red. Icum 



E. From Greece 33. chalcedoni- 



EE. From Alpine regions 34. pomponium 



DD. Fls. yellow 35. pyrenaicum 



cc. Species Asiatic. 



D. Fls. yellow 36. LeichtUmi 



DD. Fls. red. 



E. From Japan. [wiczii 



p. St. often 5 ft. high 37. Maximo- 



FF. St. not over 2 ft. high 38. callosum 



EE. From Siberia 39. tenuifolium 



EEE. From China 40. sutchuenense 



ccc. Species hybrid 41. testaceum 



20. superbum, Linn. American Tt'itK's-CAP Lilt. 

 Swamp Lily. Fig. 2164. Bulbs rhizomatous, borne an 

 inch or two apart on stout rhizomes, globular or 

 nearly so, 1-2 in. diam., white, often tinged red or pink; 

 scales small, thick, sometimes jointed: st. stout, smooth, 

 3-8 ft. high, green, sometimes tinged purple, usually 

 bare of lvs. for 5-6 in. above the surface: lvs. horizontal, 

 2-5 in. long, J2-/4 in- 'W'ide, usually in 3 or 4 whorls of 

 4-10 lvs. each" with a few scattered ones above: fls. 

 1-40, 3-4 in. diam., with segms. reflexed to the st., of 

 a brilliant orange-scarlet, shaded yellow and spotted 

 purplish browii at the base; anthers red. Late July to 

 earlv Sept. New Bruns. to Ont., Minn., Mo., and Ga. 

 El. 26. B.M. 936. L.B.C- 4:335 (as L. anlumnale). 

 Gn- 30:8 and p- 9; 38:506. Gn.W. 22, suppl. Nov. 4. 

 — The most magnificent and showy of native North 

 American species, well worthy of extensive cult. It is 

 considerably variable 



and there are interme- 

 diate forms between L. 

 superbum and L. cana- 

 dense. 



21. carolinianum, 

 Michx. {L. aulumnale, 

 Lodd. L. Michaicxii, 

 Poir. L. Michauxianum, 

 Schult. L. superbum var. 

 carolinianum, Chapm.). 

 Southern Swamp Lilv. 

 .Allied to L. superbum, 

 but the bulbs more 

 nearly resemble those 

 of L. pardalinum : st. 

 smooth, slender, 2-4 ft. 

 high: lvs. horizontal, 

 deep green, 2-3 in. long, 

 ^-1 in. wide, usually 

 in 5-6 whorls, with a 

 few scattered ones above 

 and below: fls. 1-3, 3-4 

 in. diam., delicately fra- 

 grant, of the same color 

 as L. sup(;rbum, but with 

 a paler, almost white 

 throat. Late July, Aug. 

 Va. to Fla. and La.— Of 

 easy cult., but rather 

 more tender and not so 

 desirable as L. superbum. 



2163. Lilium Henryi. (XK) 



