918 



LILIUM 



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

 10:985. A.G. 19:709. Gn. 48, p. 386. -One of the best- 

 known Lilies in cult. It has been used extensively for 

 forcing, but for this purpose it is now generally super- 

 seded by the following variety: 



Var. exfmium, Nichol. (L. eximium, Court. L. Hdr- 

 risii, Carr. ). BERMUDA or EASTER LILY. Usually bears 

 more and larger flowers than L. longiflorum, on more 



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



12:143. Gn. 30:556; 43, p. 165; 



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



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



1:679. G.C. III. 22:91. R.H. 



1883:211. 



1281. Lilium tigrinum. 

 (Xl-5.) No. 19. 



Vars.Tak6sima,Wilsoni and 

 Liu Kiu are offered. They are 

 not sufficiently different from 

 the type for ordinary cultiva- 

 tion. 



6. Jap6nicum, Thunb. Fig. 

 1278. Bulb globose : stem 1-3 

 ft. high: Ivs. 12-20, scattered, 

 lanceolate, 5-7 - nerved : fls. 

 often solitary, sometimes 2-3, 

 white on the inside, more or 

 less tinged with pink or pur- 

 ple on the outside, fragrant, 

 3-5 in. long. Japan. El. 14. 

 B.M. 1591. L.B.C. 5:438.-A 

 fine, graceful species, much 

 grown in gardens. There are 

 several varieties, of which 

 (excepting roseum below) 

 Alexandras and Cdlchesteri 

 are the best. G.C. III. 14 : 243. 



Var. rdseum, Hort. (L.Kra- 

 meri, Hort.). More slender 

 and graceful than L. Japonicum, with beautiful pale 

 rose-colored fls. B.M. 6058. F.M. 1874:105. F. 1874:13. 

 F.S. 20:2061. -One of the most attractive flowers in the 

 genus. 



7. Br6wnii, Poit. (L. Japonicum, var. Brownii of many 

 writers). Differs from L. Japonicum in having a more 

 N* 11 **' vi gorous habit, with leafy stalk and large fls., 

 which are white inside and deep rich vinous purple out- 

 side. El. 8. Gn. 29:540 (as . Japonicum}; 38, p. 173; 

 47, p. 97. F.S. 21:2248, 2193 (as L. Japonicum Colches- 

 tm). Gng. 4 : 193. -A favorite in gardens, and deserving 

 of general culture. Specially recommended to beginners 

 var. leucanthemum is offered. Gn. 47:1000. 



8. candidum, Linn. MADONNA LILY. Bulb ovoid, 

 large: stem-lvs. scattered, sessile, acute, bract-like 

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

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

 Southern Eu. El. 9. Gng. 6:369. G.C. III. 21:161 Gn. 

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



LILIUM 



mental species, and an old favorite, though considerabl' 

 subject to disease. The following varieties are offered 

 fl. pi., maculatum, pleno-monstrosum, specidsum. spi 

 catum, striatum. 



9. Nepal6nse, D. Don. Stem 1-2 ft. high, stiff: Ivs 

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

 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. rubeilum, 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. III. 23:321 

 and 335. 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. Parry!, 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 county, Calif. El. 12. Gn. 18:264 

 (not typical) ; 49, p. 410. B.M. 6650. I. H. 33:595. G.C. 

 III. 18:209 (habit not correctly shown). Not uncom- 

 mon in cult., and probably the finest yellow 

 Lily of easy growth. 



12. Washingtonianum, Kellogg. Bulb ob- 

 lique, somewhat rhizomatous : stem 2-5 ft. 

 high : Ivs. in several whorls of 5-12 each, or 

 sometimes a few scattered : fls. few, or some- 

 times as many as 20, on ascending pedicels, 

 white, tinged with pink or red and dotted 

 with purple, fragrant. Calif. El. 10. Gn. 

 20:310; 27, p. 344. J.H. III. 33:113.-One of 

 the best Californian species for eastern gar- 

 dens. 



Var. purpureum, Mast.(l/.rw&escews,Wats.). 

 Smaller and more slender, with smaller, more 

 pinkish fls. and perianth segments less acute. 



1282. Lilium Henryi. 

 No. 20. 



1283. 



Lilium auratum. 

 No. 21. 



El. 11. F.S. 19:1975. .Gn. 20:310. -A striking variety 

 which should perhaps be regarded as a separate spe- 

 cies. 



SUBGENUS II. ISOLIRION. 



A. Lvs. more or less whorled 13. Philadelphicum 



AA. Lvs. not whorled. 



B. Style shorter than ovary 14. concolor 



BB. Style longer than ovary. 

 c. Fl. papillose inside. 



D. Stem frequently bulbif- 



erous ..15. bulbiferum 



