918 



LILIUM 



El. 7. A.F. 11:1311; 12:1104. B.R. 7:560. L.B.C. 

 10:985. A.G. 19:709. Gn. 4», p. 3S0.-One of the best- 

 known Lilie.s in cult. It has been used extensively for 

 forcing, but for this purpo.se it is now generally super- 

 seded by the following variety: 



Var. ezimium, Nichol. (//. exlmium. Court. L. Bdr- 

 j-«si(, Carr. ). Bermuda or Easter Lily. Usually bears 

 more and larger flowers than L. longiflorum, on more 



leafv stems. A.G. 18:297. A.F. 



12 113 Gn. 30 556; 43, p. 165; 



45, p. 215; 46, p 73; 47, p. 172; 



49, p 481 and 52, p. 217. F.R. 

 G.C. III. 22:91. R.H. 



LILIUM 



mental species, and i 



subje,-( to disease. ' 



{I. pi., macul&tum, pleno-monstrdsum, speciosum, spi- 



ofttum, atriitum. 



9. Nepal^nse, D. Don. Stem 1-2 ft. high, stiff : Ivs. 

 scattered, lanceolate or linear, 5-7-nerved: tls. few or 

 solitary, nodding, slightly fragrant, yellowish white, 

 more or less tinged with purple, often with small scat- 

 tered dots inside. Himalayas. El. 5. A.G. 13:249 (poor). 

 Gn. 35:684. B.M. 7043. R.B. 22:3.-A magnificent Lily, 

 suitable for the collector. 



10. Tub^Uum, Baker. Bulb globose : stem slender, 

 bearing about 20 obscurely petioled bright green Ivs., 

 which are 5-7-nerved: fls. pink, unspotted, about 3 in. 

 long and broad. Japan. Gn. 54:1197. G.C. 111. 23:321 

 and335. G.M. 41:477. A.G. 20:31. -Recently introduced 

 to English and American gardens, and very favorably 

 received. Promising. Said to force well. 



11. P4rryi, Wats. Bulb small, with jointed scales: 

 Ivs linear oblanceolate usually scattered' fls horizontal 

 pale yellow about 4 in long with spreading recurved 

 tips San Bernardino count\ Calif El 12 Cn 18 2r4 

 (not trpiiil) 4 1 I) 410 BM GOoO I H 33 >')) f f 

 III 18 _0» (hiMt not correctly shown) -\ t unt mi 



mrn in (ult md probably the hnest jell<« 

 Lil> of ( 1 \ t,rowth 

 1 Washingtoniimim T II I 11 1 



mesa nianj as 20 tii i i iii, | h 1 

 bite tingLd with pink r iid ml d ttcd 

 itb purple fragrant Calif El 10 Gn 

 I no 27 p 344 JH III 33 113 -One of 

 i( bt t C-ilifornian species for eastern gar 



purpOreum Mist (i, n(bescena Wats 

 r III I iji re slender with smaller more 

 1 H III 1 perianth segments le s acute 



Var. leucanthemum is offin-d. liii 



H. candidum, Linn. Mahoxna 1h\ Bulb o-ioul 

 large : stem-lvs. scattered, sessik acute bract liki 

 above : stem 2-4 in. high, erect stiff fls 6-25 in t 

 raceme, 3!^-5 in. long and wide pure white fragrant 

 Southern Eu. El. 9. Gng. 6:.369. C C III 21 l( 1 Cn 

 45. p. 281: .53, p. 188: .56, p. 255. -One of the most orna 



Philadelphicum 

 concolor 



