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(d). Emperor, in this, perhaps, the most beautiful form ; the eye is golden yellow, 

 the whole is suffused, except at the margins of the petals, which are broad, by a rich 

 blood red tint, as in Speciosum ; at the junction of white and red, the colours are streaky, 

 and run into one another, there are the usual spots and blotches, but the narrow white- 

 margin does not exceed inch. 



(e). Riibro-pidum, in tins very beautiful variety the yellow band prevails on ^ the 

 lower half of the petal, where it is suffused, and gradually lost in a beautiful light 

 crimson broad streak, continued to the apex of the petal ; the spots and blotches are also 

 of the same crimson tint. 



(/). P'ictum, in this choice variety, the tip only or lower third of the petal is marked 

 with a scarlet or blood red streak. 



(g). Virginale, in this very beautiful form, there is no other colour but yellow and 

 white, the spots, if any, and band being entirely of the former tint. 



(h). Wittei, on this point we quote below M. Krelage's observations. Garden, vol. 

 13, p. 180. 



Lastly we must not omit to mention the splendid hybrids derived from Spcciosinn 

 and Auratum, Melpomene, see p. 65, and Parkrnanni. A coloured figure of the latter 

 is given in the Garden, vol. 15, p. 456. 



L. Wittei. " As I have had both L. Auratum, var. Virginale, and Wittei 

 in flower at the same time, I have been able to observe the decided 

 difference between them. Wittei has not narrow, long petals, but rather 

 broad and short ones. Virginale is papillose on all the divisions of the 

 perianth, the outer as well as the inner, and these papillce are very 

 delicately tinged with light yellow. The divisions of the perianth of 

 Wittei are totally glabrous. The last form I have never found among 

 any lot of Auratum. Virginale I bought first in 1868 ; since that 

 time I have found it sometimes among introduced lots of Auratum, and 

 at present several of these plants are in flower in my nursery, which all 

 have the papillose character on the perianth division, the petals being 

 more or less narrow in the different plants. In consequence, I think I 

 am right in considering Wittei and Virginale to be two different plants, 

 leaving it to later examination to decide if Wittei must be considered as a 

 separate species, or merely as a variety of Auratum." F. H. Krelage, 

 Haarlem. 



SUB-GENUS IV. 



ISOLIRION, ERECT-FLOWERED LILIES. 



Perianth, broadly funnel- shaped, standing erect for a considerable 

 time, usually of a brilliant red or yellow colour ; segments, oblong, 

 lance-shaped, spathulate, or clawed at the base with dots and 

 papillose laniellas on the inner surface, and with a deep groove on the 

 keel ; stamens, diverging on every side from the erect style. 



KEY TO THE SPECIES. 



Leaves in whorls. 20, Philadelpliicum, 21, Medeoloides. 



Leaves scattered : style shorter than ovary. 22, Concolor. 



style longer than ovary. 23, Bulbiferum, 24, Croccum, 

 25, Davaricum, 26, Elcgans, 27, Catcsbcci. 



20. L. PhUadelpliicum.'L. Sp., 435; Miller, Ic., t. 165, fig. 1 ; 

 Bot. Mag., t. 519; Red, Lil., t. 104; Lodd. Bot. Cab., t. 976; Herb. 

 Amat., t. 92 ; Bot. Reg., t. 594 ; Kunth, Enum., iv., 263. Bulb, 

 (see page 102), small, annual, stolonif erous ; scales, fragile, thick, 



