LILIUM 



LILIUM 



1877 



edged and tipped briglit red, spotted purple-black. 

 Var. brevifolium, Baker * Dyer, has shorter Ivs. than 

 the tyiie ami blooms earlier, pnidiioing solitary Hs. of a 

 pale oraiigi^red, spotted purple-blaek and flaked yellow 

 at base of segins. Var. citrinum, Wilson, is a stronger 

 grower than the type, 2-2 '2 ft- high, and blooms later, 

 produeing 2 or 3 unspotted citron-yellow fis. Var. 

 fiilgens, Morr., has narrower Ivs. than the type and 

 produces 4-6 deej) orange-retl fls., very slightly, or not 

 at all, spotted. A semi-double form of this, of little 

 value, is kno^\Tl ;is var. semi-plenum, Hort. (var. 

 slamino.iuni, Ihtri.). CM. 4(1:597. Var.altemans, Sieb., 

 is similar to var. fulgniK, but. the fls. are suffused or 

 flaked yellow. Var. haematochroum, Lem. (v;ir. Hors- 

 vmnnii, Hort.), produces deep blood-red fls. thickly 

 spotted puri)le-black. Var. Mawi, Hort., protluces 

 orange fls. flakcil crimson ami spotted purple-black. 

 \'ar. marmoratum, Hort., blooms earlier than the t\^)e, 

 produeing 2-4 rich crimson fls. flaked and tipped 

 orange-yellow and slightly sijotted. Var. marmora- 

 tum afireum, Hort. (var. rohustuin, Hort.), 

 produces orange-yellow fls., edged, flaked and tipped 

 crimson and more thickly spotted. A.F. 35:105. Var. 

 Orange Queen, Hort., produces 

 1-3 bright orange fls. which are 

 larger and with broader segms. 

 than those of the tj-pe. Var. 

 Prince of Orange, Hort., is dwarfer 

 than the type, blooms earlier .and 

 produces soft buff fls., spottei" 

 purple-black. Var. sanguineum, 

 Lindl., also blooms earlier, pro- 

 ducing 1-2 blood-red fls. slightly 

 tinged orange and spotted piirple- 

 black. yar. biligulatum, Hort. 

 (var. laieritium, Hort.), is similar, 

 but with deeper chestnut-red, 

 spotted fls. Var. splendens, Hort., 

 is a larger, stronger grower than 

 the tjTJe, often 2! 2 ft. high, with 

 broader, paler Ivs. and blooms 

 earlier producing rich apricot- 

 yellow, spotted fls. Var. Van 

 Ho&ttei, Hort., produces deep 

 crimson-scarlet fls. with a yellow 

 blotch near the center of each 

 segm. Var. Wflsonii, Hort. (var. 

 pardinuin, Morr.), is a stronger 

 grower than the type, 2-3 ft. high, 

 with shorter, curs'ed Ivs. and 

 blooms later, producing apricots 

 colored fls., spotted deep purple 

 • and with a yellow band through the center of each 

 segm. — .-Ul the above varieties, as well as the type, are 

 of the easiest cult, in almost any soil or location antl 

 are highly recommended for general planting. They 

 are excellent for rock-gardens, pots or naturalizing. 



53. daftricum, Ker-Gawl. (L. speddbile, Fisch. & Mey. 

 L. umbclli'dum, Hort.). C.\ndlestick Lily. Bulb 

 similar to that of L. elcgans but usually larger: st. 2-3 

 ft. high, smooth or slightly furrowed, green, some- 

 times tinged purple or bro%\'n; upper part slightly 

 pubescent: Ivs. 20-.5O, horizontal or nearly so, 3-5 in. 

 long, J4"/3ii- w-ide: fls. 1-5, 3-5 in. diam., orange-red 

 slightly spotted purpli.sh black and tinged yellow in 

 center; anthers red. .June, early .July. S. E. .Siberia. — 

 Of the same easy cidt. as L. dcgans, succeeding almost 

 anJ^vhere. Var. atrosanguineum, Hort., is of stronger 

 growth with deeper blood-red fls. tinged or blotched 

 j-ellow in the center and spotteil pun>le-black. Vars. 

 incomparabile, Hort., grandifldrum, Hort., multiflorum, 

 Hort., are all similar, if not identical. Var. Diadem, 

 Hort., produces bright crimson fls. with a yellow banil 

 through each segm. Var. erectum, Hort., produces 

 yellow fls. tipped orange-red, slightly, or not at all 

 spotted. Var. bicolor, Hort., is similar. Var. l&teum, 



2174. LUJum elegans. 

 (X;*). No. 52 



Hort., produces bright yellow fls. thickly spotted. G. 

 36:431. On. 70, p. .39. G.C. III.51, suppl. .lune 1. 

 Var. punctatum, Hort. (var. riibcns, Hort.), ])roduces 

 orangc-ycUow, spotted fls. Var. immaculatum, Hort. 

 (var. Vulcan, Hort.), is similar but the fls. are un- 

 spotted. Var. Sdppho, Hort., is a dwarfer grower than 

 the type, with orange-yellow fls. tipped and spla-shed 

 red and spotted purple-black. The following four 

 varieties appear to be relate<l to L. croaum and L. 

 elegana, as they resemble them in certain respects. Var. 

 aurantiacum, Hort., with orange-yellow fls.; var. 

 Cloth of Gold,. Hort., also with briglit orange-yellow 

 fls. ; var. Sensation, Hort., orange-red fls. ; and var. 

 Tottenhamii, Hort., with bright pure yellow fls. 



54. Wallacei, Wallace (L. elcgans var. Wdllacei, 

 Hort.). Bulb cespitose, globular or nearly so, 1-13^ 

 in. iliam., composed of a few broad, white scales, often 

 tinged pink or purple: st. 1-2 ft. high, smooth, green, 

 tinged purplish brown: Ivs. 50-75, horizontal or semi- 

 erect, 13 2-3 in. long, M-Ja'"- wide: fls. 1-10, 4-5 in. 

 diam., smooth inside, pale orange-red or apricot, 

 spotted purplish black ; anthers red ; segms. only slightly, 

 ornot at all, clawed at the base. Late .July, Aug. Japan. 



Gn. W. 21:739. — Thought by some 



authorities to be a hybrid between L. 



tigrinum or L. Maximowiczii and L. 



concolor. Easily grown and deserving of 

 ■ !^ more general cult., both for pots and 



open ground. 



j) 55. Batemannias, Wallace (L. elegans 



var. Balonannise, Hort.). Bulb, quite 



similar to that of L. tigrinum: st. 2-4 ft. 



smooth, green, lower part shaded brown: Ivs. 



100 or more, horizontal, 2-5 in. long, ]4-% in. wide, 



upper ones .slightly recurved: fls. 1-12, 3-5 in. diam., 



pale orange-red or apricot, sometimes tinged pink, 



unspotted; anthers red; .segms. smooth or nearly so 



inside, only slightly, or not at all, clawed at the base. 



Late July, Aug. J.apan. G. 28:455. — Perhaps a hybrid 



between L. Lcichtlinii, or L. Maximowiczii and some 



variety of L. elcgans. It is strong, hardy, easily gro^vn 



and highly recommended for general cult. 



56. concolor, Salisb. Stak Lily. Bulb cespitose, 

 similar to that of L. Wallacei: st. 1-1 }-2 ft. high, green, 

 X> tinged purple, slightly pubescent: Ivs. 20-30, erect or 

 semi-horizontal, 13^-3 in. long, r2-3'^in. wide: fls. 

 1-4, 2-3 in. diam., bright crimson-scarlet, slightly, or 

 not at all, dotted purple-black; anthers red. Late 

 June, July. Japan. El. 18. B.M. 11(55. F.W. 1873: 

 289. — A graceful, handsome lily of easy cult., excellent 

 for both pots and open ground. Var. Partheneion, 

 Sieb. & De Vr., is very similar, if not identical. Var. 

 Coridion, Sieb. & De Vr., produces slightly larger fls. of 

 a rich yellow, flaked brown. — L. pulchellum, T'lsch. & 

 Mey. (L. Buschianum, Lodd.), is allied to L. concolor, 

 but differs from it in the bulb being .solitary and more 

 oval, the Ivs. slightly wider and of a deeper green, the 

 fls. appearing earlier, slightly smaller and more thickly 

 spotted. S. E. Siberia and Manchuria. Var. Ifiteum, 

 IJort., from Mongolia, produces rich yellow, spotted 

 fls. — L. sinicum, Lindl., resembles L. pulchellum, but 

 grows 2-3 ft. high and produces 4-6 larger fls. China 

 and S. Siberia. B.M. 6005. L.B.C. 17: 1628 (as L. 

 Buschianum). 



SUBGENUS VI. CARDIOCRINHM. 



A. Fh. horizontal or slightly pendulous. . .57. giganteum 

 AA. Fls. erect or nearly so 58. cordifolium 



.57. giganteum, Wall. Bulb oval, 6-8 in. long, 4-6 

 in. wide, deep green tinged brown; scales few, very- 

 broad and thick, closely cl:isped together and blunt ,at 

 the ends: st. 4-12 ft. high, stout, smooth, 1 3'2-3 'i- 

 diam. at b;i,se: Ivs. 12-20, scattered, deep green, lower 

 ones horizontal or nearly so, 12-18 in. long, nearly as 



