LILIUM 



SUBGENUS IV. 



A. Foliage mostly ivhorled. 



B. Li's. ill small whorls of less 



than S or partly scattered . . .2:i. Columbianum 

 BE. Lfs. nearly all in large u'horls 

 of 8 or more. 

 c. Bull) large, horizontally 



elongated 24. puberulum 



CC. Bulb small, globose. 



D. Fls.piir2>lishorwhitish .'ir,. Martagon 



DD. Fls. yellow, spotted 'Jii. maculatum 



DDD. Fls. mostly reddish or 



E. Color reddish or yel- 

 lowish, dull black- 

 spotted 27. superbum 



EE. Color orange-yellow, 

 with distinct round 



dark spots 215. pardalinum 



AA. Foliage not whorled. 



B. Formof h>s. lanceolate ; nrrrrs 



many 211. monadelphum 



BB. Form of Ivs. linear,- ncrrcs 

 one or few. 

 c. Lvs. crowded. 



D. Perianth segments rather 

 broad. 



E. Fls. red or yellow .30. Maximowiczii 



EE. Fls. creamy white 31. teataceum 



DD. Perianth segments nar- 



LILIUM 



921 



E. Fls. whil 



EE. Fls. r.'.l , 



CC. Lvs.sctltli rill . 



pomponium 



Chalcedonicum 



tenuifolium 



23. Columbiinum, Ilort. (L. Sityi, Nutt. L. parvi- 

 fldriim, Holz.). Bulb perennial, ovoiil, small; .stem 

 IV2-3 ft. high, slender: lvs. few, mostly in whorls of 

 4 or 5, the upper ones frequently scattered, oblanceo- 

 late, acute: ds. 2-3 or more, umbellate, on slender nod- 

 ding pedicels; perianth lH-2 in. long, bright orange, 

 thickly spotted with small purplish dots ; segments 

 lanceolate, reflexed. Ore., Wash. El. 31. F.M. 1874:136, 

 as L. parviflorum (not characteristic). — Not uncom- 

 mon in garden collections, where it succeeds as well as 

 any of the Pacific coast species. It is so slender of 

 stem, sparse of foliage and small of flower, as grown in 

 eastern gardens, that it does not give any mass effect. 

 It looks best mixed in the border with hardy perennials. 



24. puberulum, Duchr. (L. Califdrnicum, Hort., not 

 Domb. L.Humboldtii,'Roe2,.&heK'hl. L. Bloomeridnum, 

 Kell.). Fig. 1285. Bulb large, thick: stem .3-5 ft. high: lvs. 

 in 4-6 large whorls of 10-15 lvs. eai-h : fls. 6-10 or more, 

 in a large panicle, on nodiiiiiu', divari.'ato pedicels, 

 bright orange-red, thickly iii:ii-kf(i with dark spots; 

 segments strongly reflexed . ralif. i:i.:;l'. F..S. 19:1973. 

 Gn. 20:314 and p. 568.-A nol.lr, diLMiilicl, commanding 

 plant, and one which ought to be cult, oftener. Rather 

 formal in appearance, 



25. Mirtagon, Linn. (L. Dalmdticuni, Vis.). Turk's 

 Cap Lily. Fig. 1286. Bulb perennial, ovoid: stem 

 2K-5 ft. high: lvs. in 2-4 whorls of 6-9 each, sometimes 

 a few scattered, sessile, with 7-H nerves: ils. 3-20, in a 

 long, loose, bracteate raceme, nodding, fragrant, vary- 

 ing in color from purple to dirty white, spotted or un- 

 spotted; segments lanceolate, strongly revolute. El. 33. 

 Gn. 23:371; 38, p. 393; 44:927 (as L. D„lhn,,sn„i). 

 B.M. 872 and 1034. P.M. 1874:130. F.S. 20:2127 (as 

 Martagon Dalmaticitm). -Mm-h cult, in Eurojie. less in 

 America. It has many horticultural varieties, but the 

 only one in our catalogues is Album. The plant is vig- 

 orous, upright and thrifty, with good foliage, but the 

 fls. a^e small, dull-colored and not showy, as compared 

 with our more popular kinds. 



26. macumtum, Thunb. (£. Hdnsoni, Leicht.). Fig. 

 1287. Bulb perennial, globose, compact: stem 3-4 ft. 

 high: lvs. oblanceolate, acute, frequently in a single 

 whorl of 8-12, or some scattered, sometimes several 

 whorls: fls. 4-12, in a loose raceme, on erect, spreading 

 pedicels, brightorange, conspicuously spotted with pur- 

 ple on the lower half. Japan. El. 34. B.M. 6126 (good). 

 Gn. 29, p. 287. R.H. 1883, p. 296. -One of the thriftiest 



and hardiest species known. It is a trifle high-priced 

 for general planting, but is worthy a place in every gar- 

 den. It is one of the most formal and dignified of 

 Lilies. 



27. Bup^rbum, Linn. American Turk's Cap Lily. 

 Fig. TiKK. Hull, large, globose: stem 3-6 ft., tall, erect: 

 lvs. I. It. 11 in win. lis, sometimes more or less scattered, 

 :i-."j ii.ix . il : IK I, IJ, or even more, paniculate, bright 

 r(.Mldisli iirnuisi-. ispicuously spotted; perianth seg- 

 ments l;ui la-ii', acute. Canada to Georgia and west to 



the Mississippi river. El. 26. B.M. 936 (good). L.B.C. 

 4:335 (as L. antumnale). Gn. 30, p. 8 (fine); 30:551 

 (fine); 38:781. Mn. 8:1 (fine). -Frequently cult. Useful 

 in borders. 



Var. CaroUni&num, Chapm. (i. CaroUnidnum, 

 Michx.). Smaller, more slender, with fewer fls. and 

 broader lvs. A southern variety, in dry woods, Va. to 

 Fla., and west to La. 



28. pardalinum, Kellogg (L. Califdrnicum, Dorab.). 

 Fig. 1'289. Bulb .short, rhizomatous: stem 2-3 ft. high: 

 lvs. mostly near the middle of the stem, in 3-4 whorls 

 of 9-12 lvs. each, with a f.-w scattered ; fls. 3-10, loose 

 corymbose, on long. iifHlflinL- ji,,ti<-. l<, bright red with 

 orange toward the ciiii-: .,.|.,.i. marked with large 

 purplish brown spots; i- 1 iiis strongly revo- 

 lute, somewhat papilla - ' .. :. 1.1. 2.S and 29. F.M. 

 1872:33(asi.)rn.i-;iiH.//", .....-.,„ ,,. 1 .u. 20:312 and p. 526. 

 — A magnificent garden Mower, not commonly grown, 

 though adapted to general cult. Var. anguatifolium, 

 Kellogg, has narrow, scattered lvs. Var. Warei, Hort., 

 has yellow fls. Gn. 29:547. 



29. monadelphum, Bieb. (L. Szovitziilnum, Fisch. & 

 Lall. L. Cdlchicwm, Hon.). Bulb perennial, ovoid: 

 stem 2-5 ft. high : lvs. 30-50, scattered, linear-lanceolate 

 or oblanceolate, many-nerved : fls. 2-12, sometimes 20-30, 

 in a raceme, nodding, bracteate, fragrant, yellow, with a 

 few small spots, and tinged at the base and tip with 



1290. 



pomponium (X , 



No. 32. 



purple. Persia. El. 36 and 37. B.M. 1405. Gn.9:9(as 

 L. Szovitsianitm); 39:796. G.C. III. 16:129.-A pretty 

 species, but not much grown in this country. Var. 

 Lftdebouri, Baker. Dwarfer than the species, with nar- 

 rower linear lvs. Caucasus. 



