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NOTES ON LILIES 



L. Callosum. A distinct little scarlet-flowered Japanese Lily, 

 recently introduced to our gardens, and evidently, by its growth and 

 bulb structure, nearly allied to Concolor and Tenuifolium. The bulbs 

 are rarely larger than a Walnut, formed of a few say ten or twelve 

 fleshy -white, somewhat fiddle-shaped scales. Our sketch, page 107, 

 was made from a large but typical specimen, but some of the smaller 

 bulbs are more ovoid, and have the closely imbricated, clasping scales, 

 so characteristic of Tenuifolium, 



SUB-GENUS V. 



MAKTAGON. 



L. Medeoloides (A. Gray). This Japanese plant is said to be inter- 

 mediate between Avenaceum and Martagon, " but is distinguished by 

 its erect flowers, falcate (not revolute) segments, and short stamens 



and pistil." 



The bulbs of L. Avenaceum 

 a Japanese, Kamschatkian, 

 Manchurian, and Kurilean 

 plant, are pale yellow or 

 straw coloured,* globose 

 varying in size from that of 

 a Hazelnut to that of a 

 medium-sized Walnut, the 

 narrow scales being lanceo- 

 late, slightly triquetrous, 

 sharply pointed, many of 

 them being distinctly articu- 

 lated about the middle, and 

 readily broken if roughly 

 handled. The name Ave- 

 naceum or Oat-scaled, is 

 peculiarly applicable to the 

 bulbs of the true plant, 

 since the upper halves of the 



L. Avenaceum (Japan) ; from a fine imported bulb ; 

 natural size. 



Bulbs, as generally imported, are about a quarter 

 the size figured. 



Bulbs of these species, with drawings of the 

 plants, have been sent over to us by our Japanese 

 correspondents for years ; but, owing to the thin- 

 ness of the scales, they have generally perished on 

 the journey. We have, however, succeeded in 



establishing and flowering this year, for the first 

 time, a few plants. We see no difference between 

 the bulbs sent over to us under the name of 

 Medeoloides, and those here figured as Avenaceum. 



Off 



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scales when broken 

 closely resemble Oats 

 form and colour. 



L. Maculatum (Hansoni). There has been some little misunder- 

 standing about this plant ; there can be but little doubt, however, that 

 the Maculatum of the ' ' Botanical Magazine," t. 6, 126 is really Hansoni : 

 the Maculatum of Thunberg being acknowledged by Mr. Baker to be 

 Medeoloides. Hansoni is figured in the "Florist" as Avenaceum, but it 

 is a distinct Lily, and -was shown at a meeting of the Royal Horti- 

 cultural Society, in 1874, by Mr. G. F. Wilson, of Weybridge, who, 

 kindly supplied the bulb from which the drawing was made. 

 * Assuming a pinkish tint on exposure to the light. 



