920 LILIUM 



A pretty plant, but not successful in cult., at least not 

 in the northern states. 



SUBGENUS III. AECHLIRION. 



A. J>vs. sessile 19. tigrinum 



AA. I/vs. short iicliiiliih'. 



B. Fls. dull i;, I, list, 20. Henryi 



BB. Fts.wlllt, . ,l,ll.,irish.:,,-l,i„l.ish. 

 C. /V.s. n,,.„ f„„l,rlf„,)„. nn 



pedici-ls 'Jl. auratum 



cc. Fts. on Iviiii. Iiristrd ,„di- 

 cels; seijtiii Ills lirisled ri- 

 volute 2l speciOBum 



19. tigrrinum, Andr. Tiger Lily. Fig. 12«1 Bull) 

 perennial, globose; stem 2-5 ft. high, soraewhit whiti li 

 cobwebby: Ivs. scattered, rich green, 5-7-ntr\cd the 

 upper ones shorter and bearing bulbels in 

 their axils: fls. 3-10, or sometimes more, in a 

 wide raceme, nodding, bright red, thickly 

 spotted with large purplish spots; perianth 

 segments twisted, revolute Japan and China 



pearance, it stands midway between Zi. tigrinum and L. 

 speciosum. Its free and easy unconventionality of 

 habit will endear it to the heart of the artist flower- 

 lover. In this respect, it surpasses even i. speciosum. 

 21. aur4tum, Lindl. Gold-banded Lilt. Japan Lily. 

 Fig. 1283. Bulb perennial, globose: stem 2-4 ft. high: 

 Ivs. 20-30, scattered, 5-nerved : fls. in a short raceme, 

 with bracteolate pedicels, spreading; segments much 

 reflexed and somewhat twisted, white, more or less 

 marked with bands of yellow and spots of purple, 

 strongly papillose. Japan. In sundry varieties illus- 

 tritidas folliw^ Gn r 18T IG 212 31 p 455 50 p 

 118 RB 21 2j FM 1871 oU RH 187) 10 1867 371 

 HI) B ■« 5 j ih A (. 20 )2 ) A I 7 43 Gng 

 2 1()7 4 53 r ( III 2> iOI —fet\ oral t,arden varieties 

 h i\e been described with botanitil nami though none 

 se(.nis to be equal to the di tinction Irade varifties 

 ire impenale macrdnthum pictum, 

 platyphJUum rutro vittitum rubnim, 

 speciosum virginale virginale album, 

 Wittei Tilt ( III anUd Lilv is a fu 



utt in VineiK in t,ir(l(n where it is 

 u cd in lirf,e luantitu It apjeirs to 

 I 1 St id\ int ige missed and catterod 

 iinonf. t nioderitelv till growing shrills 

 ( t coiupiritneh easy culture but 



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1287. Liliummaculatum (X 1-5). No. 20. 1288. Lilium 



El. 38. B.M. 1237. F. 1873:13. -A thoroughly old- 

 fashioned and remarkably useful plant. It lives and 

 thrives from year to year in the open border, where it 

 should be planted in masses. 



Var. spl£nd6n8, Leicht. A fine variety of more robust 

 habit, with longer-flowering spikes. Gn. 27:480 and p. 

 152. P.S. 19:1931 (toodark colored). This isto be highly 

 recommended. In most gardens it should be substituted 

 for the ordinary Tiger Lily. 



Var. plen^scens, Wnngh. An odd double var. R.H. 

 1873:10 (good). F. 1S71:25. F.S. 19:1995. Other vars. 

 are Fbrtunei and Lishmanni. 



20. Hfinryi, Baker. Fig. 1282. Bulb globose : stem 2-6 

 ft. high: Ivs. lanceolate below, more ovate above: inflo- 

 rescence a lax corymb of 4-8 fls. , bracteate at the base : fl. 

 dark reddish yellow, marked with a few irregularly scat- 

 tered brown spots. Ichang, western China. Gn. 40:830 

 (fine); 55, p. 233 (fine). G.C. IH. 8:380. B.M. 7177 (too 

 light-colored).— Recently introduced to cult., and un- 

 questionably one of the best Lilies known for general 

 garden culture. The price of the bulbs still keeps many 

 persons from planting it, and many others from massing 

 it in large quantities, as it should be used for the best 

 effect. Still it propagates so freely and proves so hardy 

 that it will undoubtedly soon become cheaper, and flnil 

 its way into common use. In habit and general ap- 



[Xii). No. 27. 1289. Lilium pardalinum (X H) . No. 28. 



does not live and thrive indefinitely, as L. speciosum, 

 Henryi and tigrinum do. 



22. speciAsam, Thunb. (£. lancifblium, Hort.). Fig. 

 1284. Bulb perennial, globose: stem 2^ ft. high, stiff: 

 Ivs. 12-20, scattered, very short-petiolate, oblong-lanceo- 

 late, 5-7-nerved: fls. 3-10, racemose, on divaricate, brac- 

 teate pedicels, white, more or less suffused with pink and 

 dotted with red, strongly papillose toward the center; 

 perianth segments much revolute. El. 13. B.M. 3785. 

 Gn. 25:425; 33,p.289; 45:947 andp. 90 (flne) ; 45, p. 91; 

 47, p. 19. R.H. 1843:492. B.R. 23:2000. This is prob- 

 ably the best species of all for general cult. It is thrifty 

 and hardy, especially var. ruhnim. The habit of the plant 

 and flower is delightfully free and informal. The white 

 and the red varieties are both grown extensively by the 

 florists, and cut for sale. It has been extensively im- 

 ported from Japan. There are numerous trade names 

 current, most of which do not stand for important va- 

 rieties. The ones of greatest concern are Mel-^6mene 

 and ETGBtzeri. The Lily known as "Opal" is a form of 

 this species. 



Var. rtibrum, Hort., is a fine, extra strong growing 

 sort, with darker pinkish red fls., and is the best for gar- 

 den culture. Gn.36:72G. 



Var. 4Iblim,Hort. (/(.pro-cox, Hort.), is white or nearly 

 .so and less thrifty. P.M. 8:127. 



