920 LILIUM 



A pretty plant, but not successful in cult., at least not 

 in the northern states. 



svBGExrs in. .irchliriox. 



A. Ia'H. sessile 10. tigrinum 



AA. Lvs. short pelioUite. 



B. I'ts. (lull reiWish 20. Heuryi 



BB. Fls. ichite, yellowish, or pinkish. 



c. Fls. open funnelform, on 



rulher short, struii/hl 



pedicels 21 . auratum 



f I-. Fls. on long, twisted pedi- 

 cels; seqments twisted re- 

 volute 22. speciosura 



19. tigrinum, Andr. Tiger Lilv. Fig. 1281. Bull) 

 perennial, globose: stem 2-3 ft. high, somewhat whitish 

 cobwebby: Ivs. scattered, rich green, 5-7-nerved, the 

 upper ones shorter and bearing buibels in 

 their axils: fls. 3-10, or sometimes more, in a 

 wide raceme, nodding, bright red, thiclcly 

 spotted with large purplish spots; perianth 

 segments twisted, revohue .Japan and China. 



earance, it stands midway between L. tigrinnm and L. 

 Iiertnsum. Its free and easy unconventionality of 

 a'nit will endear it to the heart of the artist Hower- 

 jvcr. In this respect, it surpasses even L. speciosum. 

 21. aurS.tum, Lindl. Gold-bani>ed Lily. Japan Lily. 

 'if;. I2s:!. Bulb perennial, globose: stem 2-4 ft. high: 



El. 1.-, 

 2:1U7; 

 hare I 



platyphyllum, rulro-vittatum, nibrum, 

 specidsum, virginale, virginale album, 

 Wittei. The I :. .1.1-1. an. led Lilv is a fav- 



- in^- " iipiieurs u> 



^t advantage massed and scattered 

 longst moderately tall-growing shrubs, 

 is of comparatively easy culture, but 



1287. Lihum maculatum ( ^ 



El. 38. B.JI. 1237. F. 1873:13. -A thoroughly old- 

 fashioned and remarkably useful plant. It lives and 

 thrives from year to year in the open border, where it 

 should be planted in masses. 



Var. spUnd6nB, Leicht. A fine variety of more robust 

 habit, with longer-flowering spikes. Gn. 27:480 and p. 

 1.52. P.S. 19:1931 (toodark colored). This isto be highly 

 recommended. In most gardens it should be substituted 

 for the ordinary Tiger Lily. 



Var. plen«3cens, Waugh. An odd double var. R.H. 

 1873:10 (gii..d). F. I«71:2.i. F.S. 19:1995. Other vars. 

 are Fdrtunei ami Lishmanni. 



20. H^nryi, Baker. Fig. 1282. Bulb globose : stem 2-0 

 ft. high: Ivs. lalR-e..late l.eL.w. m..re r.vate above: intl.,- 

 rescencealaxcorymbof t-.Mls.,l.iM,t.at.-.-.itli.l.a>. : 11, 

 dark reddi.sh yellow, mark.. 1 wiili n I'.w invL-iiL.ily ^.mI 

 tered brown spots. Ichaui:. \v. ^i. m < liiT.:.. Hn, Ki:>:;ii 

 (fine); 55, p. 233 (fine), (i.e. 111. ,s:;;.sn. i;.M. 7177 1 1.... 

 light-colored). — Recently introduced to cult., and un- 

 questionably one of the best Lilies known for general 

 garden culture. The price of the bulbs still keeps many 

 persons from j.lanting it. and many others from massing 



that it will nn.l..nl.t.-.lly >.....n li.^.-.'.in.' .■hi;.|i.r, an.l Hnd 

 its w:iv intu .■i.nnii..n u^.-. In hal.it au.l t,'en. ral ap- 



ised with 



anth -, : . - . , El. 1.3. B.M. 3785. 



■j:,:l_':., :. r, ' '. ; . "17 li- |.. 00 (fine); 45, p. 91 ; 



|.. III. I: M ■ - : ■ ! I: ::J(iO0. This is prob- 



■ th,. 1 '. . _. :,. lal cult. Itisthrifty 



h:inh. I'lie habit of the plant 



tl..«. I I : I , : inf..rnial. The white 



th.- i-.'.l \ :irh n. - ,. n 1.... li ji i.uii extensively by the 



..I t'l-.im Japan. There are numerous trade names 

 lit. most of which do not stand for important va- 

 . -. The ones of greatest concern are Mel-p6mene 

 Kraetzeri. The Lily known as "Opal" is a form of 



nr. riibrum, Hort.. is a fine, extra strong growing 

 . witli darker pinki.sh red fls., and is the best for gar- 

 culture. Gn.36:72G. 



