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LILIUM 



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

 in the northern states. 



SUBGENUS III. ARCHLIRION. 



A. Lvs. sessile 19. tigrinum 



AA. Lvs. short petiolate. 



B. Fls. dull reddish 20. Henryi 



BB. Fls. white, yellowish, or pinkish. 



C. Fls. open funnelform, on 



rather short, straight 



pedicels 21. auratum 



CO. Fls. on long, twisted pedi- 

 cels; segments twisted re- 

 volute .'. 22. speciosum 



19. tigrinum, Andr. TIGER LILY. Fig. 1281. Bulb 

 perennial, globose: stem 2-5 ft. high, somewhat whitish 

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

 upper ones shorter and bearing bulbels in 

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

 wide raceme, nodding, bright red, thickly 

 spotted with large purplish spots; perianth, 

 segments twisted, revolute Japan and China. 



LILIUM 



pearance, it stands midway between L. tigrinum and L 

 speciosiim. Its free and easy unconventionality o 

 habit will endear it to the heart of the artist flower 

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



21. auratum, Lindl. GOLD-BANDED LILY. JAPAN LILY 

 Fig. 1283. Bulb perennial, globose: stem 2-4 ft. high 

 Ivs. 20-30, scattered, 5-nerved : fls. in a short raceme 

 with bracteolate pedicels, spreading; segments much 

 reflexed and somewhat twisted, white, more or less 

 marked with bands of yellow and spots of purple 

 strongly papillose. Japan. In sundry varieties illus 

 trated as follows: Gn. 15:183; 16:212; 39, p. 455; 50, p 

 148. R.B. 21:25. F.M. 1871:514. R.H. 1875:10; 1867:371 

 El. 15. B.M. 5338. A.G. 20:525. A.F. 7:43. Gng 

 2:167; 4:53. G.C. III. 25:303. -Several garden varieties 

 have been described with botanical names, though none 

 seems to be equal to the distinction. Trade varieties 

 are : imperiale, macranthum, pictum 

 platyphyllum, rutro-vittatum, rubrum 

 speciosum, virginale, virginale album 

 Wittei. The Gold-banded Lily is a fav 

 orite in American gardens, where it 

 used in large quantities. It appears to 

 best advantage massed and scatterec 

 amongst moderately tall-growing shrubs 

 It is of comparatively easy culture, bu 



1287. Liliummaculatum(Xl-5). No.26. 1288. Lilium superbum ( X %) . No. 27. 1289. Lilium pardalinum (X %). No. 28. 



El. 38. B.M. 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. splendens, Leicht. A fine variety of more robust 

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

 152. F.S. 19:1931 (toodark colored). This is to be highly 

 recommended. In most gardens it should be substituted 

 ior the ordinary Tiger Lily. 



Var. plenescens, Waugh. An odd dotible var. R.H. 

 1873:10 (good). F. 1871:25. F.S. 19:1995. Other var s. 

 are Fdrtunei and Lishmanni. 



20. Henryi, Baker. Fig. 1282. Bulb globose : stem 2-6 

 ft. high: Ivs. lanceolate below, more ovate above: inflo- 

 rescence a lax corymb of 4-8 fls., bracteate at the base : fl. 

 dark reddish yellow, marked with a few irregularly scat- 

 tered brown spots. Ichang, western China. Gn. 40:830 

 (fine); 55, p. 233 (fine). G.C. III. 8:380. B.M. 7177 (too 

 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 planting it, and many others from massing 

 it in large quantities, as it should be used for the best 

 effect. Still it propagates so freely and proves so hardy 

 that it will undoubtedly soon become cheaper, and find 

 its way into common use. In habit and general ap- 



does not live and thrive indefinitely, as L. speciosiim, 

 Henryi and tigrinum do. 



22. specidsum, Thunb. (L. land folium, Hort.). Fig. 

 1284. Bulb perennial, globose: stem 2-4 ft. high, stiff: 

 Ivs. 12-20, scattered, very short-petiolate, oblong-lanceo- 

 late, 5-7-nerved: fls. 3-10, racemose, on divaricate, brac- 

 teate pedicels, white, more or less suffused with pink and 

 dotted with red, strongly papillose toward the center; 

 perianth segments much revolute. El. 13. B.M. 3785. 

 Gn. 25:425; 33, p. 289; 45:947 and p. 90 (fine); 45, p. 91; 

 47, p. 19. R.H. 1843:492. B.R. 23:2000. This is prob- 

 ably the best species of all for general cult. It is thrifty 

 and hardy, especially var. rubrum. The habit of the plant 

 and flower is delightfully free and informal. The white 

 and the red varieties are both grown extensively by the 

 florists, and cut for sale. It has been extensively im 

 ported from Japan. There are numerous trade name 

 current, most of which do not stand for important va- 

 rieties. The ones of greatest concern are Mel-p6mene 

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

 this species. 



Var. rubrum, Hort., is a fine, extra strong growing 

 sort, with darker pinkish red fls., and is the best for gar- 

 den culture. Gn.36 : 726. 



Var. album, Hort. (L.prcecox, Hort.), is white or nearly 

 so and less thrifty. P.M. 8:127. 



