Lilium 



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Lilium 



larger-growing species from 6" to 10" below the 

 surface ; the smaller from 3" to 4" deep. As 

 growth is made, the plants ought to be secured to 

 stakes, and when making growth they must have 

 plenty of water. Among the easiest to grow ars 

 Batemanniie, candidum, chalcedonicum, croceum, 

 excelsum, Hansoni, Henryi, Martagon (type), mona- 

 delphum, pyrenaicum, elegans varieties, tigrinum 

 varieties, and umbellatum varieties. 



necans. This is the Lily disease which causes so 

 much trouble in imported bulbs. Mr. Massee re- 

 commends soaking bulbs for export in a 1 per cent, 

 solution of salicylic acid for twenty minutes. 



Principal Species, Hybrids, and Varieties : 



Photo : Cassell & Company, Ltd. 



LILIUM ELEGAXS (yn. THUNBEKGIANUM) ORANGE 



QUEEN. 

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Cultivation in Pots. Liliums make splendid pot | 

 plants, and almost all may be thus grown, although 

 it is hardly advisable to trouble with the commoner 

 species under glass. Mr. R. Wallace, one of the 

 best authorities, recommends a soil of two and 

 three-quarter parts friable loam, and one-third of 

 leaf soil, with a slightly stiffer compost for those 

 which make stem roots. Deep pots are preferable, 

 and sufficient space ought always to be left above 

 to permit of top-dressing with some good soil. 

 Plunge the pots in a cold frame, and bring inside 

 as required. Lilies in pots must be kept cool at 

 the roots, shaded, and should have plenty of air, 

 without draught. Syringing when in growth is 

 also beneficial. 



Diseases. Of the many diseases to which Liliums 

 are liable, the mildew, a Botrytis phase of Sclero- 

 tinia, is most to be dreaded, and prevention is more 

 useful than attempted cure. " Veltha " may be used 

 with advantage, and Mr. G. Massee recommends 

 planting the bulbs in sand mixed with a little sul- 

 phur, and top-dressing the beds, after removing the 

 surface soil in autumn, with fresh soil to which a 

 little kainit has beeR added. Candidum is pecu- 

 liarly subject to fungus, and some recommend 

 lifting the bulbs, and placing them for a time in 

 bags filled with flowers of sulphur. Auratum and 

 speciosum are sometimes attacked by Rhizopus 



auratum,4'ormore, sum , 

 wh.,yel., pur. ; perhaps 

 the most beautiful of all 

 (vcep.16). Good vars. are 

 platyphyllum, virgin- 

 ale, rubro - vittatum, 

 tricolor, and Wittei ; 3. 

 Gold-iayed Lily. 



Browuii, 4', sum., whitish 

 br. ; a grand Lilium. 

 Vars. Chloraster, virid- 

 ulum, etc. ; 3. 



canadense, 11' to 4', sum., 

 yellowish red, spotted 

 red. Vars. flavum, ru- 

 brum, etc. ; 1. 



candidum, 2' to 4', Je., 

 wh. Vars. gigauteum, 

 peregriiium, spicatum 

 (//. fl. pi.), striatimi, 

 and variegatum ; 2. Ma- 

 domia or St. Joseph's 

 Lily. 



chalcedouicum, 3', Jy., 

 sc. Vars. Heldreichii 

 and majus. A bright 

 and favourite plant ; 2. 



croceum, 3' to 6', Jy., or. ; 

 2. The old Orange Lily. 



elegaus, 6" to 36", Jy., sc. 

 (si/mi, thuribergianum 

 and formosum). Many 

 lovely vars. ; a good 

 selection Alice Wilson, 

 yel. ; alutaceum grandi- 

 florum, or. red ; atro- 

 sanguiueum, red ; au- 

 rautiacum, yel. ; Bate- 

 mani, apricot, flore 

 pleno, semi - double ; 

 Horsmanni, crim. br. ; 

 marmoratum aurcum, 

 yel.; Orange Queen, or. 

 red (sec figure) ; Prince 

 of Orange, yel. : Vail 

 Houttci, red ; Wilsoni, 

 apricot, pur. spots ; 2. 



excelsum (see testaceum). 



giganteum, 10' to 14', Jy., 

 wh. ; a noble Lily ; 3. 



Hansoni, 4', Je., yel. ; 

 very easily grown ; 2 

 (*ecp. 17). 



Harrisii (ace longiflorum 

 var.). 



Henryi, 6' to 15', Jy., or. 

 yel. ; a new species, 

 easily grown ; 2. 



Humbcldtii, 5', Jy. , yel., 

 pur. spots. Vars. bloom- 

 erianum, b. magnifi- 

 cum, and ocellatnm are 

 fine. Difficult to estab- 

 lish : 3. 



laucifolium (see specio- 

 sum). 



longiflorum, 1' to -V, Je., 

 wh.; capital forpots, var. 



Other Species, Hybrids, 

 Alexandra; is a var. of 



japonicum. 

 Bolanderi, 1' to 3', sum., 



pur. red ; 3. 



Harrisii being a favour- 

 ite. Others are gigan- 

 teum, formosanum, 

 pra:cox, Takesima, Wil- 

 soni (xyn. cximium), 

 and albo-marginatum 

 with variegatiul Ivs. ; 2. 

 The Trumpet Lily. 



Martagon, 3', sum., pur. 

 The best forms are 

 album, wh., and dal- 

 maticum, pur. Others 

 are flore pleno and 

 dtilmaticum Catania? ; 

 2 for type, 3 for vais. 

 Martagon, or Turk's 

 Cap Lily. 



monadelphum, 3' to 5', 

 Je., yel. (XI/HS. colchi- 

 cum, s/.ovit/ianum, and 

 loddigesiauum) ; 3. 



nepalense, li' to 5', aut., 

 grh., yel., ]iur outside. 



pardalinum, 4' to 0', Jy., 

 or. crim. Several vars., 

 Bourgtci very tine, also 

 calif oruicum, Johnsoui, 

 Michauxii,amlmiuor ; 1. 



rubellum, 9" to 24", My., 

 j)k. Like Krameri, but 

 easier to grow ; 3. 



speciosum, 3', sum., wh. 

 spotted (KI/H. lanci- 

 folium) ; splendid, well 

 known, with many 

 vars., album Krietzeri, 

 a. novum, eruentum, 

 macraiithum, Melpo- 

 mene, roseum superb- 

 urn, and rubrum being 

 representative ; 2. 



sulphureum, 4' to 10', 

 sum., hlf-hdy., sulphur 

 yel., br. outside (/. 

 wallichianum super- 

 bum). 



testaceum, 4' to 6', Jy. , 

 nankeen yel., reliable, 

 probably a hybrid can- 

 didum X chalcedoui- 

 cum (ni/im. excelsum 

 and isabelinum). 



thuiibergianuni (we ele. 

 gaiis). 



tigrinum, 2' to 7 , Jy., 

 Aug., or. red, blk. spots ; 

 the vars. flore pleno, 

 double, Fortunei, and 

 splendens should bo 

 grown ; 2. Tiger Lily. 



unilirllatum, 2' to 3', Je., 

 red. There are many 

 vars., erectum, auran- 

 tiacum, Cloth of Gold, 

 prandifiorum, Incom- 

 parable, Sappho, and 

 Sensation are all good 

 and easily grown ; 2. 



and Varieties : 



bulbiferuin, 3', sum., red ; 

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Burhanki, 4', sum., ar.ri- 

 cot, variable ; hybrid 



