LILIUM 



LILIUM 



921 



SUBGENUS IV. MARTAGON. 



Foliage mostly whorled. 



B. Lvs. in small whorls of less. 



than 8 or partly scattered . . .23. Columbianum 

 IB. Lvs. nearly all in large whorls 



of 8 or more. 

 c. Bulb large, horizontally 



elongated 24. puberulum 



cc. Bulb small, globose. 



D, Fls. purplish or whitish. 25. Martagon 



DD. Fls. yellow, spotted 26. maculatum 



DDD. Fls. mostly reddish or 



dark orange. 



E. Color reddish or yel- 

 lowish, dull black- 

 spotted 27. superbum 



EE. C ol or orange -yellow, 

 with distinct round 



dark spots 28. pardalinum 



. Foliage not whorled. 

 B. Form of Ivs. lanceolate; nerves 



many 29. monadelphum 



BB. Form of Ivs. linear; nerves 



one or few. 

 C. Lvs. crowded. 



D. Perianth segments rather 

 broad. 



E. Fls. red or yellow 30. Maximowiczii 



EE. Fls. creamy white 31. testaceum 



DD. Perianth segments nar- 

 row. 

 E. Fls. whitish outside.. 32. pomponium 



EE. Fls. red outside 33. Chalcedonicum 



cc. Lrs. scattered 34. tenuifolium 



3. Columbianum, Hort. (L. Sayi, Nutt. L. parvi- 

 rum, Holz.). Bulb perennial, ovoid, small: stem 

 -3 ft. high, slender: Ivs. few, mostly in whorls of 

 >r 5, the upper ones frequently scattered, oblanceo- 

 e, acute: fls. 2-3 or more, umbellate, on slender nod- 

 ig pedicels; perianth 13^-2 in. long, bright orange, 

 ckly spotted with small purplish dots; segments 

 iceolate, reflexed. Ore., Wash. El. 31. F.M. 1874:136, 



L. parviflorum (not characteristic). Not uncom- 

 >n in garden collections, where it succeeds as well as 

 <f of the Pacific coast species. It is so slender of 

 m, sparse of foliage and small of flower, as grown in 

 stern gardens, that it does not give any mass effect, 

 looks best mixed in the border with hardy perennials. 

 !4. pub6rulum, Duchr. (L. Califdrnicum, Hort., not 

 mb. L.Hiimboldtii,noez.&Leieht. L. Bloomerianum, 

 11.). Fig. 1285. Bulb large, thick: stem 3-5 ft. high : Ivs. 

 4-6 large whorls of 10-15 Ivs. each: fls. 6-10 or more, 



a large panicle, on nodding, divaricate pedicels, 

 ght orange-red, thickly marked with dark spots; 

 fments strongly reflexed. Calif. El. 32. F.S. 19:1973. 

 . 20:314 and p. 568. A noble, dignified, commanding 

 .nt, and one which ought to be cult, oftener. Rather 

 mal in appearance. 



15. Martagon, Linn. (L. Dalmdticum, Vis.). TURK'S 

 p LILY. Fig. 1286. Bulb perennial, ovoid: stem 

 i-5 ft. high: Ivs. in 2-4 whorls of 6-9 each, sometimes 

 ew scattered, sessile, with 7-11 nerves: fls. 3-20, in a 

 ig, loose, bracteate raceme, nodding, fragrant, vary- 

 f in color from purple to dirty white, spotted or un- 

 ited; segments lanceolate, strongly revolute. El. 33. 

 . 23:371; 38, p. 393; 44:927 (as L. Dalhansoni). 

 M. 872 and 1634. F.M. 1874:136. F.S. 20:2127 (as 

 irtagon Dalmaticum).Much cult, in Europe, less in 

 uerica. It has many horticultural varieties, but the 

 'y one in our catalogues is album. The plant is vig- 



is, upright and thrifty, with good foliage, but the 

 , are small, dull-colored and not showy, as compared 

 th our more popular kinds. 



!6. maculatum, Thunb. (L. Hdnsoni, Leicht.). Fig. 

 \1. Bulb perennial, globose, compact: stem 3-4 ft. 

 jh: Ivs. oblanceolate, acute, frequently in a single 

 iorl of 8-12, or some scattered, sometimes several 

 lorls : fls. 4-12, in a loose raceme, on erect, spreading 

 ilicels, bright orange, conspicuously spotted with pur- 

 5 on the lower half. Japan. El. 34. B.M. 6126 (good), 

 i. 29, p. 287. B.H. 1883, p. 296. -One of the thriftiest 



and hardiest species known. It is a trifle high-priced 

 for general planting, but is worthy a place in every gar- 

 den. It is one of the most formal and dignified of 

 Lilies. 



27. sup6rbum, Linn. AMERICAN TURK'S CAP LILY. 

 Fig. 1288. Bulb large, globose: stem 3-6 ft., tall, erect: 

 Ivs. often in whorls, sometimes more or less scattered, 

 3-5-nerved : fls. 6-12, or even more, paniculate, bright 

 reddish orange, conspicuously spotted; perianth seg- 

 ments lanceolate, acute. Canada to Georgia and west to 

 the Mississippi river. El. 26. B.M. 936 (good). L.B.C. 

 4:335 (as L. autumnale). Gn. 30, p. 8 (fine); 30:551 

 (fine); 38:781. Mn. 8:1 (fine). Frequently cult. Useful 

 in borders , 



Var. Carolinianum, Chapm. (L. Carolinidnum, 

 Michx.). Smaller, more slender, with fewer fls. and 

 broader Ivs. A southern variety, in dry woods, Va. to 

 Fla., and west to La. 



28. pardalinum, Kellogg (L. Califdrnicum, Domb.). 

 Fig. 1289. Bulb short, rhizomatous: stem 2-3 ft. high: 

 Ivs. mostly near the middle of the stem, in 3-4 whorls 

 of 9-12 Ivs. each, with a few scattered: fls. 3-10, loose 

 corymbose, on long, nodding pedicels, bright red with 

 orange toward the center, strikingly marked with large 

 purplish brown spots ; perianth segments strongly revo- 

 lute, somewhat papillose. Calif. El. 28 and 29. F.M. 

 1872 :33 (as L. Washingtonianum ) . Gn. 20 :312 and p. 526. 

 A magnificent garden flower, not commonly grown, 

 though adapted to general cult. Var. angustifolium, 

 Kellogg, has narrow, scattered Ivs. Var. Warei, Hort., 

 has yellow fls. Gn. 29:547. 



29. monadelphum, Bieb. (L. Szovitzianum, Fisch. & 

 Lall. L. Colchicum, Hort. ). Bulb perennial, ovoid: 

 stem 2-5 ft. high : Ivs. 30-50, scattered, linear-lanceolate 

 or oblanceolate, many-nerved : fls. 2-12, sometimes 20-30, 

 in a raceme, nodding, bracteate, fragrant, yellow, with a 

 few small spots, and tinged at the base and tip with 



1290. Lilium pomponium (X %). No. 32. 



purple. Persia. El. 36 and 37. B.M. 1405. Gn. 9:9 (as 

 L. Szovitzianum)', 39:796. G.C. III. 16:129.-A pretty 

 species, but not much grown in this country. Var. 

 L6debouri, Baker. Dwarfer than the species, with nar- 

 rower linear Ivs. Caucasus. 



