342 ORDER 14?. LILIACE^E. 



late, anth. broad-linear, deeply emarginate at base. Style very short, stig 

 thick. Caps, oblong, triangular. 1C Herbs acaulescent, with coated bulks, 

 sessile leaves, and a simple scape bearing a solitary, erect flower. 



T. GE*NEBIANA. Plant smooth ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, neai the ground ; segments 

 very obtuse, endlessly variegated with red, yellow, and white. Persia. May. June. 



3. LILIUM, L. LILY. Perianth bell-form, colored. Sep. 6, gradually 

 spreading or recurved, each with a longitudinal honey-groove within from 

 middle to base. Sta. shorter than the style, anth. versatile. Style clavate, 

 stig. 3-lobed. Caps, subtriangular. Seeds 2-rowed in each cell, y Bulbs 

 scaly. Stems leafy. Flowers large, showy. June August. 



* Native wild Lilies, with yellow, orange, or red, spotted, a; nodding fls. .Nos. 13 



x erect fls Nos. 4, 5 



* Exotic Lilies, cultivated, mostly hardy. Pis. nodding (except Nos. 5, 14) ... (a) 



a Stems bearing bulblets in the axils. Flowers orange-colored Nos. 6. 7 



a Stems never bulbiferous. y Fls. white. Lvs. lanceolate, scattered... Nos. 8 10 



y Fls. wh., varieg. and spotted, sweet Nos. 1113 



y Fls. yellow or straw-colored Ngs. 1418 



y Fls. red or purple Nos. 17 19 



1 L. Canadense L. Yellow L. Leaves mostly in whorl?, lanceolate, the veins be- 



neath hairy; ped. terminal, mostly in 3's ; sepals gradually spreading, yellow to 

 orange, with purple spots inside. Meadows, mostly N. 3 5f. 



2 Lt. snperbum L. TurKs-cap. Leaves linear- lanceolate, acuminate, the lower 



whorled, upper scattered ; flowers often numerous, orange to red, spotted, the se- 

 pals revolnte. Wet soils. 4 6f. Flowers 3 30. Plant splendid. 



3 L. Caroliniinnm MX. Lvs. 1-veined, oblanceolate, acuminate, tapering to the 



base, the upper whorled, the lower scattered ; sepals lance-linear, recurved (not revo- 

 lnte), deep yellow spotted with purple. Swamps, S. 11 3f. Flowers 1 3. 



4 L.. Phlladelphlcnm L. Lvs. lance-linear, the upper whorled. lower scattered ; 



fls. 13; sepals erect-spreading, lance-ovate, obtuse or barely acute, clawed, orange- 

 red, spotted at base, 2J' long. Dry pastures and copses. 15 SO 7 . 



5 L. CatesbscI Walt. Lvs. all scattered, lance-oblong to linear ; flower solitary; se- 



pals lanceolate, wavy, 3 4', the long claws yellow, lamina and long, thickened acu 

 mination scarlet, spotted with purple. Damp barrens, Md., and S. 2 3f. 

 B L. BULBIFEKUM. Fls. erect, rough inside, 2$' ; sep. sessile ; Ivs. 3-veined. 4f. Italy. 



7 I-. TIGRINUM. Fls. nodding, spotted ; sep. sessile, 3$', rev. ; Ivs. 5-veined. 6f. China 



8 It. CANDIDUM. Fls. campanulate, several, smooth inside. From Persia. 3^f. 



9 L. JAPO"NICUM. Fl. solitary, campanulate ; sep. revolute at apex. Japan. 2 3f. 

 1 O L.. LONGIFLORUM. Fls. solitary, tubular-bell-form ; sep. 5 6'. From Japan. If 

 111.. GIGANTEUM. Tall (8f ) ; fls. spicate, trumpet-form, white, with carmine lines 



1 2 L.. SPECIOSUM. Stem 2 3f ; leaves lance-ovato, scattered ; fls. 1 3, fragrant ; sepals 

 5', revolute, white to roseate, with purple warty spots inside. Japan. Splendid. 



13 It. AUBATUM. Stem 1 2f ; leaves lanceolate, scattered; fls. 13, fragrant; sepals 

 (i 7', spreading, white, with a yellow band and purple spots. Japan. " Glorious." 



I 4 L.. CBOCEUM. Lvs. some in 3's, lin. -falcate ; fls. erect, often umbellate, rough inside. 



15 L,. TESTACEUM. Lvs. whorled ? lanceolate, many; fls. several, large, straw-col, fif. 



16 I>. C6LCBICUM. Lvs. crowded, lance-lin. ; fls. sev., funnel-form ; sep. recurved. 2f. 



17 L. POMPONIUM. Lvs. lin. to subulate, crowded ; fls. small, scarlet ; sep. rough, revol. 



1 8 Li. MABTAGON. Lvs. lance-oblong, whorled ; fls. panicled. purple to roseate, revo- 

 lute, spotted. From Europe. 5f. [not spotted ; sepals reflexed. Palestine. 3f 



191.. CHALCED6NICUM. Lvs. lance-linear, crowded, erect, rough-edged ; fls. bright red, 



4. FRITILLARIA, Tourn. CHEQUERED LILT. Perianth camparm 



