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LILIUM. 



sandy soil, are indispensable. The 

 best position for it is isolated a few 

 feet within the margin of a shrubbery, 

 with a warm exposure. Also suitable 

 for association with hardy subtropical 

 plants and the like. Separation of bulbs. 



Lilium japonieum (Japan Lily). 

 Allied to L. longiflorum About 2 ft. 

 high. Flowers, in summer ; whitish 

 inside, purplish outside, very large, 

 funnel-shaped, about 8 in. long, stand- 

 ing horizontally, terminal, solitary. 

 Leaves, alternate, few, and distant 

 from each other; very long, lanceolate, 

 pointed, smooth. Native of Japan, 



China, Nepaul. Similar positions 



etc. to those for L. longiflorum. 



Liliumkamtchatcense (Black Lily). 

 Fritillaria kamtchatcensis. A very sin- 

 gular species, though not brilliant or 

 ornamental like the other kinds ; 8 to 

 16 in. high. Flowers, in summer ; so- 

 litary, bell-shaped, with oval -lanceo- 

 late divisions of a deep dull purplish- 

 red, paler towards the base, which is 

 marked with small purplish dots. 

 Sepals furnished with a nectary at the 

 base, leaves, lanceolate, the lower ones 

 whorled, the upper opposite or solitary. 

 Bulb, used as food by the poor 

 inhabitants of Kamtchatka, by whom 

 it is called serenna, or sarana. This 

 plant varies much in the number of 

 its leaves and flowers. Native of 



Kamtchatka. Chiefly interesting 



for botanical or curious collections. It 

 should be planted in sandy and deep 

 moist loam. Separation of the bulbs. 



Lilium longiflorum (Trumpet Lily). 

 Combines dwarf ness of habit, purity 

 and size of flower, and sweetest odour, 

 more than any other known lily; 10 to 

 20 in. high, flowers, in summer ; 

 funnel-shaped, 4 to 6 in. long, with 

 the extremities of the divisions turned 

 back, pure white, with greenish sta- 

 mens terminated by handsome yel- 

 low anthers, and a greenish stigma ; 

 exceedingly fragrant ; 2 to 5 on 



each stem, set almost horizontally. 

 Leaves, scattered, lanceolate-acute, 

 narrowed towards the foot-stalk, 

 spreading or bent downwards, of a 

 bright green. Bulb, of medium size, 

 top-shaped, with fleshy yellowish- 

 white scales. Japan. In small 



clumps on the margins of beds and 

 masses of shrubs, as an edging to beds 

 of lilies in borders, or in beds or groups 

 of fragrant flowering plants, and among 

 the larger and more vigorous subjects 

 on the lower flanks and outskirts of 

 the rock-garden ; in all cases in deep, 

 thoroughly drained fine sandy earth ; 

 the bulbs to be planted rather deeply. 

 Increased by separating the young 

 bulbs from the matured one. 



Lilium Martagon (Martagon Lily). 

 A kind frequently seen, not brilliantly 

 coloured like most cultivated lilies, 

 but graceful and attractive in some of 

 its forms ; 1 to 3i ft. in height. Flow- 

 ers, in summer ; dull rosy-violet, 

 deeply marked on the inside, and par- 

 ticularly towards the base, with car- 

 mine dots, with 6 oblong-lanceolate 

 thick divisions, villous on the out- 

 side, arching backwards, exhaling 

 a disagreeable odour, drooping, 3 

 to 20 on each stern. Leaves, in 

 whorls or alternate, lanceolate ellip- 

 tical, acute. Bulb, of medium size, 

 nearly pear-shaped, with yellowish 

 scales, not fleshy, lanceolate-acute. 

 There are numerous varieties with 

 white, yellow, red, and double flowers. 

 Native of Central and Southern Eu- 

 rope and Siberia. Naturalization 



in the wilder parts of the pleasure- 

 grounds, in copses, etc. , in any soil. 



Lilium monadelphum. An orna- 

 mental species very rarely seen in our 

 gardens ; 3 to f ft. high. Floivers, in 

 summer ; citron-yellow marked with 

 red dots, in size and form resembling; 

 those of L. album, pendulous, 2 to 6 

 on each stem. The stamens are united 

 at the base, whence the specific name 



