LILIUM 



LILIUM 



919 



DD. Stem not bulbiferous.. .16. croceum 

 CO. Fl. smooth inside, or 



nearly so. 

 D. Lvs. broad lanceolate, 



crowded 17. elegans 



DD. Lvs. linear, scattered ..18. Catesbaei 



13. Philadelphicum, Linn. Fig. 1279. Bulb annual, 

 rhizomatous, small, with few thick, brittle scales: stem 

 1-3 ft. high, slender: Ivs. 10-40, thin, glabrous, more or 

 less whorled: fls. 1-4, terminal or umbellate, bright red, 

 marked with scattered darker spots toward the center. 

 From Canada to N. C. and west to the Rocky Mts. El. 

 17. B.R. 7:594. L. B.C. 10:976. B.M. 872 (as Pennsyl- 

 vanicum) and 579. G.W. F. A. 6. L. montanum, Nelson, 

 seems to be a western form, with broader Ivs. L. Masseyi 

 is a southern form, with narrower perianth segments. 

 This is the most characteristic and widely distributed of 

 our native Lilies. A charming wild flower. In fact, it is 

 so acceptable simply as a wild flower that it has seldom 

 been cultivated, though it takes readily to the garden. 

 It is a very variable species. Some, at least, of the L. 

 Davuvicum, or L, Dahuricum, in the nursery trade be- 

 longs with L. Philadelphicum. 



14. c6ncolor, Salisb. Bulb perennial, ovoid, small: 

 stem slender, 1 ft. or more high: Ivs. 20-30, scattered, 

 lanceolate, obscurely 7-nerved: fls. 1-3, erect, 



1-2 in. long, spreading, bright scarlet, un- 

 spotted. China. El. 18. B.M. 1165. -One of 

 the best for garden cult. ; thrifty and easy to 

 grow. Of graceful, upright habit and good 

 for cutting. 



Var. Sinicum, Hook. Taller, with larger 

 bulb: fls. more numerous; perianth segments 

 a little wider, bright scarlet with 

 black spots. Southern Siberia. B. 

 M. 6005. L.B.C. 17:1628 (as L. 

 Buschianum) . 



Var. pulchellum, Baker. A slen- 

 der yellow-fld. var., perhaps be- 

 longing with the next. 



in. long, bright orange, conspicuously lamellar-papillose 

 inside. Switzerland, France, northern Italy. Much 

 cult., especially in Eu. El. 22. L.B.C. 8:784 (poor). 

 Closely related to L. bulbiferum, with which it is often 

 confused. It seems to be confounded with L. elegans, 

 also, at times. It is distinguished from the former by 

 having stems devoid of bulbels, and from the latter by 

 having the flower more distinctly papillose inside. 



1286. Lilium M.rtagon (X%). 

 No. 25. 



1284. Lilium speciosum (X%). No. 22. 



Var. . parthen- 

 eion, Baker (It. 

 coridion). A fine 

 yellow - fid. var. 

 One of the very 

 best for cultiva- 

 tion. 



15. bulbiferum, 

 Linn. Bulb ovoid, 

 perennial : stem 

 2-4 ft. high: Ivs. 

 scattered, the up- 

 per ones often bearing bulbils in the axils: fls. 1 to 

 many, umbellate or somewhat racemose, on short, stout 

 pedicels ; perianth l%-2 in. long, erect, spreading, 

 bright red or dark orange, usually with some dull spots, 

 papillose toward the center. Cent. Eu. El. 23. B.M. 36. 

 This is one of the oldest in cult., and has run into 

 many horticultural varieties, few of which, however, 

 are known in this country. The only one named in 

 American trade catalogues is aurantiacum. In Europe 

 the species seems to be more commonly cultivated. 



16. crdceum, Choix. Bulb perennial, globose: stem 

 2-4 ft. high, vigorous : Ivs. numerous, crowded, linear or 

 lanceolate, 3-5-nerved, not having bulbels in the axils: 

 pedicels ascending, white-cobwebby: fls. solitary, or 

 10-15, in an umbellate raceme, erect, funnelfonn, 234-3 



1285. Lilium puberulum (X%). No. 24. 



17. 61egans,Thunb. (JD. umbellatum, 

 Hort., not Pursh. L. Dahuricum, in 

 part. L. Thunbergianum , Schultes, 

 and many other synonyms). Fig. 1280. 

 Bulb perennial, ovoid: stem 1-2 ft. 

 high, stiff, erect, slightly cobwebby, or 

 sometimes nearly glabrous: Ivs. 20- 

 30, scattered or crowded, 5-7-nerved : 

 fls. 1-5, spreading, usually self-colored 

 in some brilliant shade of yellow, 

 orange or red. Japan. Sundry varie- 

 ties are illustrated as follows: El. 19 

 and 20. Gn. 47, p. 415. F. 1868:121. 

 F. S. 16:1627 as (L. Thunbergianum ) . 

 Gn. 38:778. P. M. 6:127 (as L. auran- 

 tiacum). I. H. 12:459 (as L. formosum). Probably the 

 most useful hardy species for general garden use. Very 

 variable, with many striking varieties. Following are 

 the best: 



Var. fiilgens, Baker (L. Bdtmannice, Wallace. L. iul- 

 gens, Morren. L. sanguineum, Hort.). A fine orange 

 or salmon-red var., with perianth segments rather nar- 

 rower than the type. One of the finest Lilies for color- 

 massing. Thrifty and clean in the garden. Var. atro- 

 sanguineum, Bak. & Dyer. Very deep dark red. I.H. 

 14:503 ? (as L. hcematocroum) . Var. alutaceum, Bak. & 

 Dyer (var. Armeniacum, var. citrinutn, etc. ). More or 

 less clear yellow. F.S. 22:2319. Var. bfcolor, Moore. 

 Yellow at the center and reddish outwards. Var. plemis, 

 Waugh. More or less double. F. 1871, p. 83. Var. Wal- 

 lace!, Waugh (L. Wallacei). Small, dwarf, usually 1- 

 fld., pale red; segments rather acute. There are dozens 

 of other horticultural varieties, among which the best 

 are Alice Wilson, Best Red, Incomparable, Van Houtte. 

 These varieties are rather more distinct than in most 

 species of Lilies. 



18. Catesbaei, Walt. Bulb like that of L. Philadelphi- 

 cum: stem 1-2 ft. high, slender, erect: Ivs. 20-30, scat- 

 tered, lanceolate: fls. usually solitary, erect, bright 

 orange-red, spotted ; segments lanceolate, with long- 

 attenuate tips. N. Car. to Fla. and west to Ky. El. 25. 

 B.M. 259 (good). L.B.C,9:807. R.H. 1868:431 (poor).- 



