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We are accustomed to divide this very variable group into three divisions, based upon 

 the perianth or flower. 

 (a). With long narrow widely open petals and sepals, such as 



Armeniacum (Venustum), Fulgens, Atrosanguincum, Sanguincum, Alutaceum, 

 Alternans, Flore Pleno, Prince of Orange. 



These are mostly deep self-coloured flowers, with few spots, chiefly black. 

 (b). With broad symmetrical widely open petals and sepals, such as 



Bicolor, Marmoratum, Marmoratum Aureum, Van Houttei, Aurantiacum Verum, 

 Alice IVilson, <L-c. 



These are mostly in two or three colours, in improved tints, and shew a 

 considerable advance in cultivation, &c. 

 (c). Cup-shaped, with broad petals and sepals, such as 



Brevifolium, Splcndens, iVilsoni, &c. 



These, in their erect cup-shaped form, large size, richness of spotting, and shot 

 colour of tint, manifest a crossing with some other group, possibly Auratum. 

 Group (a). Armeniacum (Venustum), one of the latest flowering, a rich vermilion 

 orange-coloured form, without spots, known at once by its peculiar twisted foliage, 

 grows about 1 foot high. 



Fulgens, also about 1 foot high, with spotted reddish flower. 



Fulgens Flore Pleno, the double form of the above variety, remarkable more for 

 its curiosity than for its beauty. 



Fulgens Atrosanguincum, this is really a fine variety, being more robust in habit 

 than Fulgens, and of a deeper rich blood-red tint, 



Fulgens Alter nans, a light tinted form of Fulgens, suffused and flaked with 

 lighter tints. 



Sanguinewm (JBiligulatum), an early form, inclined somewhat to be cup-shaped 

 in flower, but with narrow petals ; reddish brown flower, with a few black spots. 



Alutaceum, known under a great number of names by the Dutch growers ; a very 

 distinct dwarf form, scarcely 6 inches high, with rich apricot-coloured flowers, 

 symmetrically spotted ; suitable for edging. A larger form of this is known under 

 the name Grandiflorum, with more robust habit, and larger richer coloured flowers. 



But the most beautiful variety is that known as Prince of Orange, a spotted form, 

 of a soft pleasing light buff tint, also dwarf. 



Group (6). Bicolor (Pictum), one of the handsomest of the forms, but, alas ! the petals 

 are flimsy, and its beauties are soon over ; a stout-growing form, from 1 foot to 

 2 feet high, bearing several large, broad-petalled, slightly cup-shaped flowers, 

 yellow tinted, but tipped and splashed with crimson tints, and when quite fresh, 

 with a lilac sheen, but few spots. 



Aurantiacum Verum, figured in Paxton, vol. 6, p. 127 ; without spots, but 

 with large open flowers, of a rich salmon yellow colour, a very fine form. 



Marmoratum, a very early form, broad-petalled, of a rich deep crimson colour, 

 flaked and tipped with orange, spotted. 



Marmoratum Aureum, also very early ; more heavily spotted than the preceding 

 form ; here, yellow predominates, margined with red. 



Alice Wilson, a beautiful, broad-petalled, lemon-coloured, spotted form, one of 

 the handsomest and rarest of the group. 



Mawii, very large flower, orange crimson, and heavily and distinctly spotted, 

 richly coloured. 



Van Houttei, a very richly tinted deep scarlet form, with a yellow blotch in 

 centre, and sometimes at the tip, broad-petalled ; a very beautiful and grand Lily. 



Horsmanni, a deep blood red broad-petalled form, spotted ; one of the handsomest 

 and most richly tinted forms. 



Group (c). Brevifolium, distinguished by its very short, acute-pointed, broad, thick leaves, 

 only 1^ to 2 inches long, very early flowering, bears a cup-shaped flower of light red- 

 dish tint, shot with a purplish gloss, spotted, and having the tips flaked with yellow. 



Splendens, one of the largest and most vigorous forms of this group, grows 2 feet 

 high, with stout stem, and Vmbellatum-like foliage, very light green, 3 inches long, 

 has an umbel of deeply cupped flowers, very large, of a rich apricot-yellow, with 

 purple spots ; it is the earliest flowering form in the group. 



Wilsoni (Pardinum) (Moore), this, on the contrary, is the latest to bloom in the 

 whole section ; the stem is stout, about 2 feet high, slightly pubescent, bronzed 



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