LILIUM 



LIL1UM 



917 



6, equal, slightly adhering to the ovary below; anthers 

 attached near the middle, dehiscent along the edges; 

 style clavate, more or less curved: ovary sessile or 

 nearly so, 3-celled, with many horizontal ovules. Suc- 

 culent herbaceous plants, with scaly bulbs and leafy, 

 upright stems: Ivs. scattered or whorled: fls. showy, 

 solitary, umbellate or racemose. 



Subgenus I. EULIRION. Perianth funnel-shaped, with 

 oblanceolate segments, which are recurved only at the 

 tip: Ivs. linear or lanceolate, sessile or nearly so. 



Subgenus II. ISOLIRION. 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. 



Subgenus III. ARCHLIRION. Perianth broadly funnel- 

 form at the base; segments finally broadly spreading 

 or twisted, revolute, usually prominently papillose 

 within; stamens diverging from curved style. 



Subgenus IV. MARTAGON. Fls. strongly nodding, 

 with perianth segments very revolute; stamens diverg- 

 ing; style curved. 



Subgenus V. PSEUDOMARTAGON. Inflorescence usu- 

 ally paniculate, with fls. tending to be erect or only 

 slightly nodding ; perianth funnelform ; 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. 



INDEX. 



SUBGENUS I. EULIRION. 



Tube scarcely widened from 



base to middle. 

 B. Lv s. linear, 1 -nerved. 



c. Height 2 ft. or less 1. Philippense 



CO. Height 3 ft. or over. 



D. Fls. white; anthers 



yellow 2. Wallichianum 



DD. Fls. purplish or yel- 

 lowish ; anthers 



brown 3. sulphureum 



\. Lvs. lanceolate, S-nerved or 



more. 



c. With creeping subterra- 

 nean stem 4. Neilgherrense 



CC. Stem usually erect from 



the bulb 5. longiflorum 



AA. Tube widening gradually from 



base to neck. 



B. Lvs. narrow-lanceolate, 

 1-nerved, not whorled. 



c. Fls. white or pink 6. Japonicum 



cc. Fls. purplish, espe- 

 cially outside 7. Brownii 



BB. Lvs. broad lanceolate, S-7- 



nerved, not whorled. 

 c. Fls. in spike, iisually 



white 8. candidum 



CC. Fls. few or solitary, yel- 

 lowish or purplish ... 9. Nepalense 

 ccc. Fls. few or several, pink. 10. rubellum 

 BBB. Lvs. in whorls. 



c. Fls. clear lemon-yellow. 11. Parryi 

 cc. Fls. whitish or pinkish 



or spotted 12. Washingtonianum 



1. Philipp6nse, Baker. Bulb perennial, ovoid : stem 

 1^-2 ft. high, slender, erect: Ivs. 30-40, scattered: fls. 

 solitary, horizontal, white, tinged with green toward the 

 base outside, 5-6 in. long, trumpet-shaped. Philippine 

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

 I. H. 41: 16. Little known in cult., but a promising 

 species. 



2. Wallichianum, Schult. f. Bulb large, long : stem 

 4-6 ft. high, stiff : Ivs. 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. sulphureum, Baker. Bulb large, globose: stem erect, 

 4-8 ft. high: Ivs. 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 : Ivs. 30-40, 

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

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

 B.M. 6332. F.M. 1876:237. -A beautiful Lily, too little 

 known in America. Difficult of cultivation. 



1280. Lilium elegans (X K). No. 17. 



5. longifldrnm, Thunb. Bulb globose: stem 1-3 ft. 

 high, erect : Ivs. 20-40, scattered : fls. often solitary, 

 sometimes 2-3 or more, nearly horizontal, fragrant, waxy 

 white. Temperate regions of Japan, China and Formosa. 



