LILIUM 



LILIUM 



1875 



and the two form a splendid contrast when planted 

 together. 



40. sutchuenense, Franeli. Bulb globular, 1-2 in. 

 diani., with wliite, rlosely imbricated .scales: st. 3-.5 ft. 

 high, the underground piirt running along horizontally 

 before coining to the surface: Ivs. thickly scattcreil, 

 linear, tleep green: fis. 1-20, ijcndulous, with rctlexcd 

 orange-red segms. spotted purplish black; anthers red. 

 June, Julv. Sutchuen, W. China. B.M.7715. G.C. III. 

 38:90; 54:115. G.M. 48:501. G.W. 11, p. 114. J.H. 

 111.51:130. G. 31:243. A. F. 29:1.34. F.S.R. 3, p. 

 329. — Siiid to be allied to L. tenuifoUum. 



41. testaceum, Lindl. (L. excclsum, Hort. L. 

 Isabdlinum, Kunze). Nankeen Lily. Bulb similar to 

 that of L. candidum: st. 3-6 ft. high, green, tinged pur- 

 ple-brown, slightly pubescent: Ivs. 60-100, lower ones 

 horizontal or nearly so, 3-4 in. long, ]^-}zin. wide, 

 upper ones smaller and more erect: fls. 1-12, 2-3 in. 

 diam., deliciously fragrant, of a jjale, delicate creamy 

 buff or nankeen-yellow, often flushed pink and rarely 

 slightly dotted red, segms. reflexed to the st. and slightly 

 papillose at the ba.se; anthers red. Late June, July. 

 UnknowTi in a wild state; probably a garden hybrid 

 between L. candidum and L. chalcfdonicum. El. 44. 

 B.R. 29:11 (too highly colored). P.M. 10:221. Gn. 

 60, pp. 46, 1.53; 62, p. 322; 66, p. 399; 71, p. 519. G.C. 

 111.55:33. G. 28:713. Gn.W. 16:27; 21:667.— One 

 of the most beautiful and graceful of all lilies, hardy, 

 robust, permanent and highly recommended for both , 

 pots and open ground. 



SUBGENUS IV. PSEUDO-M.\IlTAGON. 



A. Perianth widely expanded, pendulous. .42. canadense 

 A.4. Perianth narrow. 



B. Fls. pendulous or nearly so. 



c. Color of fls. reddish purple 4.3. Bolanderi 



cc. Color of fls. orange-red. 



D. Californian species 44. maritiinum 



DD. Eastern species 4.">. Grayi 



BB. Fh. horizontal or nearly erect 40. parvum 



42. canadense, Linn. (L. petidutiflorum, DC. L. 

 pendulum, Spaeth). Meadow Lily. Wild Yel- 

 low Lily. Fig. 2169. Bulb rhizomatous, similar to 

 that of L. superhum, but usually .smaller: st. 2-5 ft. 

 high, smooth, slenfler, bare of Ivs. for 6-8 in. above the 



surface: Ivs. horizontal, 

 2-4 in. long, H-^iin. 

 wide, usually in 4-8 

 ■y.-WL whorls of 4-10 Ivs. each, 

 ^ ^, • i._/^ with a few scattered ones 

 ^ - -^ above and below: fls. 

 1-10, 2-3 in. long and 

 as wide, bright orange- 

 '/ 1 .'Jl?'*.. yellow spotted 



purplish brown; 

 anthers red. 

 Late June to 

 early Aug. New 

 Bruns. to Ont., 

 Minn., Mo., Ga. 

 and Ala. El. 27. 

 B.M. 858 (poor). Gn. 

 ^■\A^4y:rh^ 29:426; 34, p. 182. J.H. 



Mjj^^^ ^-^::^ III. 42:131. Gn. M. 

 9:2.36. A.G. 8:249.— 

 Our commonest native 

 species; although not so 

 handsome or showy as 

 r\_ Li'l"'.^" L. supcrbum which it 



~ " resembles in habit of 



growth, or L. philadelr 

 phicum, it is more grace- 

 ful than either ami is 

 well worthy of cult. Var. 

 2170. Lilium Grayi. Flowers flavum, Kunth (var. 



usually more pendulous. (X'z) lideuiii, Hort.), [iroduccs 



lemon-yellow fls. spottccl purpli.sh brown. B.M. 800. 

 Var. coccineum, Kunth (var. riibrum, Hort.), produces 

 larger fls. of a bright orange-red, spotted purplish 

 brown and heavily tinged deeper red on the outside. 



43. Bolanderi, Wats. Bulb 

 similar to that of L. Columbia^- 

 uum: st. 1-3 ft. high: Ivs. mostly 

 verticillate: fls. 1-3, thimble- 

 semi-pendulous, lJ^2-2 



in. long and as wide, with slightly 

 reflexed segms. of a deep reddish 

 purple spotted purpli.sh black. 

 Late June, July. Calif. G.C. 

 III. 57:14. 



44. maritimum, Kellogg. Bulb 

 rhizomatous: st. 2-5 ft. high: 

 Ivs. mostly scattered, sometimes 

 jjartly whorled, linear to nar- 

 row - oblanccolate : fls. 1-12, 

 pendulous, bell-shaped, 1 J 2~2 

 in. diam., with reflexed segms. 

 of a deep orange-yellow, tipped 

 red and spotted brownish purple; 

 stamens less than 1 in. long, 

 surpassing the style; anthers red. 

 June, early July. Calif., along the 

 seaeoast. El. 12. 



45. Grayi, Wats. Fig. 2170. 

 Bulb rhizomatous, similar to 



that of L. cana- 

 dense, but smaller: 

 St. 2-4 ft. high, 

 slender, smooth, 

 bare of Ivs. near 

 the base: Ivs. hori- 

 zontal or nearly 

 so, 1 J^3 in. long, 

 Vz-ii in. wide, 

 usually in 4-8 

 whorls of 3-8 Ivs. 

 each, with a few 

 scattered ones 

 above and below: 

 fls. frequently solitary, sometimes 2-6 together, 1 i-2-2 

 in. long, nearly as wide, orange-yellow inside, tipped 

 and tinged dull red and thickly spotted deep purplish 

 brown, outside deep reddish brown; anthers red. Late 

 June, July. Va. and N.C. B.M. 7234, F.S.R. 1:262. 

 G. 29:475. G.C. III. 30:69. G.M. 49:142. G.F. 1:19 

 (adapted in Fig. 2170). — Not a showy species, but very 

 graceful and of easy cult. Excellent for both pots and 

 open ground. 



46. parvum, Kellogg. Fig. 2171. Bulb a scaly rhi- 

 zome, 2-3 in. long, covered with small, thick, white 

 scales, often jointed 1-3 times: st. 2-5 ft. high, slender, 

 smooth: Ivs. horizontal, 1-3 in. long, J^-x^in- wide, 

 the upper and lower ones scattered with a few whorls 

 between: fls. 1-15, 1^2-2 in. long and as wide; ends 

 of segms. bright orange-scarlet, while the base is bright 

 yellow, spotted purplish brown ; anthers red. June, early 

 July. Sierra Nevada Mts. of Calif. El. 30. B.M. 6146. 

 F.S". 21:2192. J.H. III. 31:113.— A graceful pretty 

 species of easy cult., but not showy. Var. I&teum, 

 Hort., profluces clear bright yellow fls. spotted purplish 

 brown and with orange anthers. 



SUBGENUS v. ISOURION. 



A. Lvs. mostly whorled. 



B. Japanese s])eeies 47. medeoloides 



BB. Anteru-an species 48. philadelphi- 



AA. Lvs. scattered. [cum 



B. Style lonijer than ovary. 



c. Ainerican species 49. Catesbaei 



cc. European species. 



D. .S7. hulhlet-hearing .50. bulbiferum 



r>D. .S7. not huV)iferou8 .')!. croceum 



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A. 



Lilium parvum. 



more clustered. 



Bulbs usually 



