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spread in cultivation. It appears to have been one of the first plants introduced to 

 European Gardens from America, and is figured in Parkinson's Paradisus in 1629. 

 There are 3 varieties of this eastern form, one, the smaller, with an entirely yellow 

 ground-work (the variety, Flavum of Kunth), a very pretty elegant Lily ; another, with 

 an entirely red ground-work, and much larger flower, the variety, Coccincum of Kunth, 

 and Pendiflorum of Kedoute, both figured in Bot. Mag., t. 800 and 858 ; there is a third 

 intermediate form, which with the red variety, is figured in Florist, 1875, p. 157. For 

 a figure and description of these bulbs, which are stoloniferous, see p. 110. The miniature 

 buds of this form are triangular in shape, not rounded. Of the western analogous forms, 

 mentioned by Mr. Baker ; we have not grown var. 2, Walkcri, sufficiently to be able to 

 speak confidently about it. 



28 a. Var. 1, Parvitm,' we have cultivated for years, and find it very distinct, and 

 one of the most beautiful of the small-flowering Lilies. The bulb is rhizomatous, and 

 figured on p. 110. The plant grows 4 to 6 feet high, and bears in a raceme on long 

 stalks, a great number of pendulous, small, yellow-dotted flowers, with broad blunt 

 petals, scarcely at all revolute ; foliage in whorls : until fully established, this Lily 

 may attain only the small stature mentioned above by Mr. Baker, for it seems to be an 

 especial characteristic of the Martagon group, that the first year after planting, they 

 emit poor sickly looking growth, with feeble or no flowers, and so greatly disappoint 

 cultivators ; but afterwards, when fully established, they astonish the eye with their 

 vigorous growth, tall stem, and multitude of richly coloured flowers. The causes seem 

 to be, that early autumnal root-action is a necessity of growth, and this cannot always 

 be afforded to moved or transplanted bulbs. We consider Parvttm to be one of the most 

 graceful and beautiful of the western forms, and regret that its rarity prevents it from 

 being more frequently grown. 



28 b. Var. 3, Parviflorum, as we have grown it, seems very closely allied to Parvum, 

 but less tall and floriferous ; the flowers are smaller, more reflexed and spotted with 

 purple or dark brown. 



Either the same or a closely allied species, recently described by Dr. Kellogg in the 

 Proc. Calif. Acad., Sc. vi., p. 140, as L. Maritimum may here be introduced. 

 28 c. L. Maritimum, Kellogg. 



"Leaves alternate, or rarely verticillate, chiefly clustered near the base, narrowly 

 oblong-lanceolate, sub-obtuse narrowing into a short petiole, three nerved (intermediate 

 or secondary nerves obscure), margins scarcely a little scaberulose, quite glabrous 

 throughout, upper cauline successively diminishing to minute linear-lanceolate sessile 

 leaves barely \ inch long ; peduncles elongated-terminal. Flowers, few, 1 3, somewhat 

 nodding, short, or equilaterally obconic-campanulate ; segments, lanceolate, slightly 

 revolute, equal ; style, short, straight." 



This differs essentially, according to Dr. Kellogg, from Canadcnse, its nearest kin, 

 in the stamens being included. It is a small-flowered maritime Lily, found in low 

 peaty meadows, exposed to the bleak, foggy climate of the coast of California, near 

 San Francisco. The flowers are deep reddish orange brown, spotted dark purple 

 inside. 



We have grown this Lily for several years as a form of Parvum, but the flower is 

 more campanulate, and the tips of segments more reflexed, while the colour is more 

 richly tinted with crimson, and the spots numerous and darker than in that species. 

 The bulb is said to be like that of Colunibianum, and if so, this kind must be placed 

 alongside of that species. 



29. L. Pardalinum. Kellogg, Proc. Calif. Acad., ii., 12, with a figure ; 

 Duchartre, Obs. 97. Bulbs, see p. 112. (annual or biennial), shortly 

 rhizomatous ; scales, few, lax, lance-shaped, acute ; stem, 3 or 4 feet 

 high, terete, green, smooth ; leaves, often arranged near the middle 

 of the stem in 3 or 4 whorls of 9 to 12 leaves, the whorls distant from 

 each other; upper leaves, few, scattered, oblanceolate, of a shining 

 green, 3 or 4 inches long, acute, 9 to 12 lines broad in the middle, 

 smooth, tender; lateral veins, sunk; flowers, 3 to 6 in number, 

 arranged in a corymb or lax umbel; pedicels, elongated, nodding 

 at the top ; perianth, 2 to 2 J inches long, of a brilliant red, orange 



