LILIUM 



=liffhtly aflherin;,' to thp 



I I'frianth funnel-shape<l,with 



' liirh are recurved only at the 



ti]. I - III u .1 I in . il.iti', sessile or nearly SO. 



Mil.!,'eims II. Isdi.iiuoN. Fls. usually single or um- 

 bellate; perianth erect, spreading; segments recurved 

 only in the extended flower, but not revolute; stamens 

 diverging from the straight style. 



^iiligt-iMK 111, Ar'HI iRiov. Perianth broadly funnel- 



^iti-inii- l\ M\Ki\i.i.N ri-.. strongly nodding, 

 ; diverg- 



I'-i I ii.iM M,i \uoN-. Inflorescence usu- 

 al' I'lin ilii \Mili ri^. t. ihIiu:; to be erect or only 

 sliglitly iicpdiling ; perianth funneltorm ; .segments 

 slightly recurved at the tip, or finally recurved from 

 the middle. American species. 



Subgenus VI. Cardiocrinum. Lvs. stalked, cordate- 

 ovate: perianth funnel-shaped, usually more or less 

 irregular; segments oblanceolate, recurved only at the 

 apex. 



LILIUM 



917 



AA. Tube wiilenii)/j/jradi<,illi/ from 

 base to neck.. 

 B. Lvs. narrow-la neeotate, 

 1-nerved, not whorled. 



c. Fls. white or pink (3. Japonicum 



CO. Fls. purplish, espe- 

 cially outside 7. Brownii 



BB. Lvs. broad lanceolate, S~7- 

 nerved, not whorled. 

 c. Fls. in spik,-, usuall,/ 



>vhil.' s. candidum 



CC. FU. f. .(■ ..,- s..lil.,,-.i. ,1,1- 



l,-.,i',.<li ..r j,„rjil,sl, . . . !i. Nepalense 

 'ccc. Fls. I. .,-,,rs. ,', r. 1 1, j, ink. hi. rubellum 

 BBS. Lvs. ill lehi.rls. 



e. FH.charlemon-yellow.U. Parryi 

 CC. Fls. whitish or pinkish 



or spotted 12. WaBhingtonianum 



1. Philippense, Baker. Bulb perennial, ovoid : stem 

 lK-2 ft. high, slender, erect: lvs. 30-40, scattered: fls. 

 solitary, horizontal, white, tinged with green toward the 

 base outside, 5-G in. long, trumpet-shaped. Philippine 

 Islands. El. 3. Gn. 50:1097 (fine). B.M. 6250 (good). 

 I. H. 41: 10.— Little known in cult., but a promising 

 species. 



2. Wallichi&niim, Schult. f. Bulb large, long : stem 

 4-6 ft. high, stiff : lvs. 50-60, scattered, sessile, 3-5- 

 nerved: fls. usually solitary, sometimes 2-3, horizontal 

 or nearly so, white, slightly tinged with green, fragrant. 

 Central Himalayas. El. 4. B. M. 4561. Gn. 10:44.- 

 Somewhat difficult to grow, and on that account not 

 popular; but a noble species well worth the pains of the 

 amateur. Suitable for growing in shrubbery borders. 



3. sulphiirenm, Baker. Bulb large, globose: stem erect, 

 4-8 ft. high: lvs. numerous, scattered, linear: fls. usu- 

 ally 2-3, pendent on long peduncles, fragrant, sulfur- 

 yellow, tinged with red outside, 4-7 in. long. Burma. 

 B.M. 7257. Gn. 54, p. 259 (as L. ochroleucum). R.H. 

 1895:541. — This is new to the trade, but promises to be 

 a favorite with the amateurs. 



4. Neilgherrense, Wight. Fig. 1277. Bulb globose : 

 stem 1-2 ft. high, creeping at the base : lvs. 30-40, 

 crowded, 3-5-uerved: fls. 1-3, ascending, white, fragrant, 

 5-6 in. long. India. El. 6. F.S. 22:2266-67. Gn. 27:488. 

 B.M. 63.32. P.M. 1876:237.-A beautiful Lily, too little 

 known in America. Difficult of cultivation. 



3 ft. 

 lis. often solitary, 

 tal, fragrant, waxy 

 hiua and Formosa. 



