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LILIUM 



LILY-OF-THE-PALACE 



wiilo, iipfHT ones siuallor iiml iiioro oropt : fls. in riironios 

 of tV-12. 5-<> in. lonj;. i\i';u-|y ;is wido, doliciously fni- 

 pnuit. with waxy sejt'us., wluoli, wlion tirst oponiiig, are 

 citi\>n-ycllow insiilo, soon ihanniiiK lo |niiv white 

 tinpnl iniriile noar the l>;uii- ami with inirjilr midribs, 

 outsidi' often sliadrtf urocn; aiithiis yellow. .Inly, 

 early Aup. Hinialava Mis. from Kumaon and Gur- 

 whij to Kha.sia ami Sikkim. Kl. 2. H.M. IG":?. V. 

 1S74, p. 7'.). H.H. IStil, p. MO. I.H. p. 11. G.C. 

 111.8:47; U):754; 30:'il; 3S:2<»C. On. 8:504; .34, p. 

 •-'69: .52, p. 22t>; l>0, p. 47; (W, p. 190; 71, p. 439; 74, 

 p. 142: 77, p. 35. J.Il, III. 4():33('); 53::M7; 05:113. 

 G.M.4S:7!S7. Ci.W. .5, p. (57; 7, p. 412. .J.F. 4:409-11. 

 .\.F. 22:5. G.F. G:37l).— A l)eauliful, .stalely lily, 

 r:uvly cult, in this country, hiil hardy ai far north a,s 

 Ikxston. !Uid Ciisily grown in light, well-drained soil; 

 should be heavily nuilehed during the winter; al.so 

 excellent for greenhouse benches or large tubs. After 

 once flowering, the old bulb decays ami disajjpears, 

 leaving .several offsct.s. \'ar. yunnanense, Hurt., from 

 China, is said to produce larger, better-colored fls. 



58. cordifdlium, 'Plumb. Hulb similar to that of L. 

 ffigantcum, but smaller: st. 3-4 ft. high, stout, .smooth, 

 bare of Ivs. for a foot or more above the surface, then a 

 whorl of G-8 Ivs. api)ears, with a f(nv scattered ones 

 above; they are pendulous, 12-18 in. long, nearly as 

 wide, deep green, lower ones tinged ileep red: fls. in 

 racemes of 4-10, 4-6 in. long, nearly ;is wide, fr.agrant, 

 of the same color :us those of L. girjatUcuni. July, early 

 .\ug. Japan aiid the Kurile Isls. El. 1. 0.0.111.8:41. 

 B.Nl. 6337. — Verj' rare and not so eiusily grown a.s L. 

 gigaiiUum, to which it is inferior in every respect; only 

 suitable for collectors or specialists. 



SlTBGENnS VII. NOTHOLIRION. 



59. rdseum, Wall. (L. Thotmonianum, Lindl. Fritil- 

 laria Thomsoniana, Royle). \ peculiar jilant, suggesting 

 Hosta, Anthericum, Ornithogalum, and similar things: 

 St. erect, about X]/^ ft.: Ivs. like a Hemerocallis, linear- 

 acuminate and grassy, mostly crowded at the base of 

 the St.: fls. as many as two dozen, jjale mauve, about 

 13-2 in. long, and nearly as broad at the mouth, bcll- 

 shape<l, the 6 segms. free to the bas(^; anthers deep 

 purple, oblong; stigma 3-lobed. \V. China to N. India 

 (Himalaya). B.M. 472.5. B.R. 31:1. J. H. III. 64:279. 

 Gn. 76, p. 1.58; 67, p. .302 (var. multijlurum, Leicht.). — 

 Little cult, abroad; may be desirable in milder parts of 

 this countrj'. 



L. albdnicum. Griseb. Very similar to L. .Tankae. Albania. — L. 

 AUidnilrx. Baker (L. japonicum var. Alexandra-, Hort.). .St. 2-3 ft. 

 high: IvB. scattered, 5-C in. lone, }2-'4in. wide: fls. trumpet-shaped, 

 luually solitary, semi-ereet, .5-6 in. long, nearly as wide, delicately 

 fragrant, with waxy, pure white segms., shaded green at the base. 

 Late June. July. Liu Kiu lals. Possibly a hybrid between L. aura- 

 tum and L. longiflorurn. — L. Bakeri, Purdy (L. Purdyi. Waugii). 

 Bulb similar to that of I,, columbianum: st. 2-5 ft. hiKli: Ivs. mostly 

 vertieillate; fls. 1-10, horizontal or semi-pendulous, sliRhtly fragrant, 

 with reflexed orange-red segnis. spotted deep purple. Wash, and 

 Brit. Col. — L. Bakfritinum^L. I^wi. — L. Berennii, Hort. A garden 

 hybrid between L. testaecum and L. ehalcedonicum: st. 3— t ft. high: 

 fls. fragrant, similar to those of L. testaceum in size and shape, but 

 brighter, and richer in color. Aug., early Sept. — L. Biirulii, Hort. 

 Resembles L. .Maximowiezii: st. 3-4 ft. high: Ivs. scattered, linear: 

 fls. several, pendulous, 2^2 in. across, with reflexed segms., orange- 

 red spottcfl deep purple-blaek with reddish brown anthers. G.iM. 

 57:61i:j. — L. cUijitonimiir., Hort. = L. primulinum. — A. DiMilii, Duch. 

 Allic<l to L. coneolor; st. 2-rj ft. high, with narrow, scattered lv.ii.; 

 fU. erect, solitary, star-shaped, orange, spotted purple. Thibet. 

 LI. 24. — L. Dtlnzayi, Praneh, Fls. rfTsy crimson ; belongs in subgenus 

 Archelirion. China. — /,. Did, Hort. A garden hybrid, resembling 

 L. longiflorurii. J.H. III. .51:27, dcsc. — L. Ijurhilrtrei , Frnnch. Ht. 

 about 3 ft. high, smooth: Ivs. lanceolate, acuminate, 2} 2 in. long, 

 Hin. wide: fls. 1-7, pendulous, 3 in. diam., white, tinged rose out- 

 side, finely spotted inside. W, and .S.W. China. B..VI. H()72. — /,. 

 Fiiroerti, franeh. A .Martagon with small yellow fls. China. — L. 

 Firriuhari, Hort.=L. Kargentia;. F. F,. 33;)y2. — L. forrndsum, 

 Franeh. Fls. erect. whit<t, similar to those of L. elegans. China. 

 — L. (Jlihnii, F. .Schmidt. Differs only slightly from L. cordi- 

 folium. Japan. — L. UfMreirhii, Baker. Tntermediate between 

 L. carniolicum and L. ehalcedonicum: st. 2-3 ft. high, with 

 narrow, s^^itterwl Ivs. and 1-4 bright orange-red fls. tinged yellow 

 outsi/ie. I,ate June. July. Greece. — L. kewinfe, Hort. A garden 

 hvbrid t*etww;n L. Henryi and J^. Browni var. Chloraster; resem- 

 bl<ii a small L. auratum in habit of growth and form of fls., but tiic 



Ivs. arc similar to those of L. Henryi; fls. rich cream-color, fading to 

 nearly white and with a deep erealuy-yellow band through the 

 center of each segm. July,.\ug. G.C. 111. 29:11(1. Gn. .W, p. 99. — 

 L.lankoiiiicns,-, Franeh. Fls. purple, spotted black. Belongs in sub- 

 genus Martagon. Yunnan, China. — L. lonhoiiltoruni, Franeh. .\ 

 Martagon about 1 ft. high, with canary-yellow fls. Western China. 

 — /.. Li'iwi, Baker (L. Bakerianum, (Joll. & Hemsl.). St. 2-3 ft. 

 high: Ivs. scattered, narr(»\y, erect: fls. 1-3, pendulous, bell-shaped, 

 3—1 in. long, nearly as wide, with slightly ri'curved ivory-w-hite 

 segms. spotted or blotched purple near the base inside and tinged 

 green outside. Yunnan and N. Burma. J. H. III. 43:55. G.27:(i45. 

 G.C. III. 11:121; :iO:4.->;:iS: 75. Gn. 15:278. B. M. 7232.— L. Jl/d.i- 

 sej/i, Hyams. A southern form of L. philadclphicum, differing but 

 slightly. N. C. — L. Miqueh'i'inum, Makino. Said to be an improved 

 form of L. medeoloides. Japan. — /.. inirdbilr. I'^raneh. Similar to 

 L. cortlifoliurn. China. — L. occidciUutv, Purdy. Ueseniblcs I., 

 maritinium, but the segms. of the fls. arc more reflexed: bulb 

 rhizomatous: st. 2—1 ft. high: Ivs. usually vertieillate, lower ones 

 sometimes scattered: fls. 1-15, orange-yellow, tipped red, spotted 

 purple. Calif. — L. ochrdrt'um, Franeh. A ycllow-riowered Martagon 

 resembling L. monafielphum. China. — L. oxypitalum, Baker. 1-1 'J 

 ft. tall: Ivs. 20-:iu. .s,;iiirrrd, hmceolate-Iinear: fl. wide funnel-shaped 

 or nearly rotate, purplish, tinged with green beneath, somewhat 

 dotted inside. W. Himalayas. El. 5. — L. pajnUtferum, Franeh. A 

 dwarf L. Maximow iczii, with orange-red fls. China. — L. Pdrkmannii, 

 T. Moore. A hybrid between L. auratum and L. speeiosum: st. 

 slender, 2—1 ft. tiigh: Ivs. scattered, alternate: fls. 8-12 in. diam. of 

 the same shape as those of L. auratum, but colored like those of L. 

 speeiosum. G.C. III. 30:52. — L. pdnticum, Koch. Resembles L. 

 monadelplivini. but is smaller, seldom over 2 ft. high. Asia Minor. — 

 L. iirimilliuurn. Baker {L. eiaptonense, Hort.). Fls. pure primrose- 

 yellow, trumpet-shaped, intermediate in form between those of L. 

 neilglierrcnse and L. nepalense. N. Burma. B.M. 7227. — L. 

 Purdi/i^h. Bakeri. — L, Ri'tithernii, Diels. Belongs in subgenus 

 Martagon. China. — L. talUnse, Franeh. A tall-growing Martagon 

 with white fls. China. — L. Thni/era:, Wilson. Bulb 2-23.2 in. diam., 

 ivorv-white: at. 4-41.. ft. high, clothed with long, linear Ivs. and 

 usually bearing 16 or 17 fls. W.China. G.C. III. 54: 116. Intro, as 

 L. sutehuense. — L. tubijldrum, Wight. Closely resembles L. neil- 

 gherrcnse, except the Ivs. and perianth-segms. are narrower. Hima- 

 laya Mts. — /.. Wnrt'i, Purdy. Said to be intermetliate in character 

 between L. piirdalinum and L. Parryi: fls. fragrant, bright yellow, 

 spotted deep purple. Calif. — L. WiUmottix, Wilson (L. warleyense, 

 Hort.). St. aliDut 4 ft. high; Ivs. numerous, spirally arranged, linear, 

 3-5 in. lout;: lis, 21) or more, pendulous, 3 in. diam., recurved, orange- 

 red, spotted reddish brown. China. G.M. 55:513. — L. Yoshidaii, 

 Leieht. Fls. fr:igrant, resend)ling those of L. Brownii. Philippine 

 Isls. Gn. (is, p. 238. — L. yuurianimse, Franeh. St. 1-3 ft. high: fls. 

 1-3, small, pendulous, pink or nearly white. Y'unnan, China. 



John H. Tilton. 

 LELY, in the narrowest sense, is restricted to the 

 genus Lilium, but the popular names given below also 

 include plants outside the family Liliacea^. Many of 

 them belong to the Amaryllis family. African Blue L., 

 Agapanlhuit umhcUalus. African Corn L., Ixia. Ama- 

 zon L., Eucharis grandi flora . American Turk's-Cap L., 

 Lilinni suprrhiim. Atamasco L., Zcpliyranlhes Ata- 

 maaco. Barbados L., Ilip/tcaxlruin cqucslre. Bella- 

 donna L., Anidri/lliH lirllmlonna. Bengal L., Crinum. 

 Bermuda L., Liliutn Ilarnnii. Black L., Fritillaria 

 caml.tliiilccnxis. Blackberry L., Bclaincaiula diincnsis. 

 Bourbon L., Lilium candidum. Brisbane L., Eurycles 

 sylrrxlrin. Calla L., Zantedenchia aihiopica. Cape L., 

 Crinum lomjifolium. Checkered L., FriliUaria melmgris. 

 Climbing L., (Horio.^a and Liltnnin. Common White L., 

 Lilium candidum. Day L., the blue and white ones arc 

 Ho.ilan; the yellow and orange ones Ilcmcrocalli's. 

 Easter L., Lilium Ilarrinii. Fairy L., Zcpliyranlhes 

 ro-tia. Fayal L., Ornithogalum arahicum. Golden- 

 banded L., Lilium auratum. Golden-rayed L., Lilium 

 auratum. Guernsey L., Nerine sarniensis. Jacobean L., 

 Sprckelia formodssima. Kaffir L., Schizostylis coccima. 

 Mariposa L., ('alochortu.1. Martagon L., Lilium Marta- 

 gon. OmngeL., LiHumcroc( urn. Peruvian Swamp L., 

 Zcphyranthca caruiido.. Plantain L., Hosta. Pond L., 

 Nuphar adiwna. Sacred L. of China, Narci.'isus Tazella 

 var. orienlalis. Spider L., St. Bernard's L., Anthericum 

 Liliago. St. Bruno's L. I'arculi.-ifa Lilia.ftruin. St. 

 James' L., Sprckyiia formoxissima. St. Joseph's L., 

 Ldlium candidum.. Swamp L., Lilium xuperhum. Sword 

 L., Gladinhm in general. Tiger L., Lilium tigrinum. 

 Turban L., Lilium pomponium. Turk's-Cap L., Lilium 

 Martagon. Valley, L. of, Lily-nf-thc-vulley, p. 1879. 

 Water L., N yurplma. White L., Lilium candidum. 



LILY-OF-THE-INCAS. Alalmmeria PeUgrina. See, also, l/jj- 



mtrKicfilli^ (l.smenej. 



LILY-OF-THE-PALACE. IlippeaHlr 



! aulic 



