164 THE LILY. 



meadows, producing drooping yellow flowers, is greatly 

 improved by cultivation ; the plant increasing in size and 

 in the number of flowers. The bulbs should be trans- 

 planted in autumn to a bed of peaty loam, where they may 

 remain undisturbed for years. 



L. superbum. This lily is not found wild in Southern 

 New England ; but, in New York and the Northern States, 

 is the common red drooping-lily of the meadows. In culti- 

 vation, it is a magnificent plant ; often producing a spike 

 with from twenty to thirty flowers. It requires the same 

 treatment as the last species ; and, like it, has white creep- 

 ing roots. 



L. Philadelphicum. The common upright red lily of the 

 pastures, producing one, rarely two or three, handsome red 

 flowers, spotted with black. The bulb is small and white, 

 and may be transplanted to the garden, where it grows vig- 

 orously. The soil should be rather light. 



L. Catesbaei. The Southern red lily much resembles 

 the last ; but the color is lighter. It is plentiful south of 

 Philadelphia ; and has even been found wild in Massachu- 

 setts, where it proves hardy in the garden. 



L. martagon. Of the Turk's-cap lily there are a dozen 

 varieties, with white, reddish, and purple flowers and 



