166 THE LILY. 



L. atrosanguineum. A species with orange-red flowers, 

 from Japan ; perfectly hardy in a light soil. 



L. Kamschatkense. A small-growing species with purple 

 flowers, hardy. 



L. pomponium.- A well-known red lily, a native of 

 Siberia, and long an inhabitant of the garden. Both 

 the species and a double variety are worthy a place in 

 the border. 



L. speciosum and lancifolium. These and the many hy- 

 brid varieties are the well-known Japan lilies of the garden, 

 once considered greenhouse species, but now known to be 

 perfectly hardy. The flowers are too well known to need 

 description ; and, indeed, no words can do justice to their 

 beauty. The hybrid varieties of the last five years far 

 exceed the species in beauty, and are now so cheap as to 

 be obtained by all. These plants delight in a rich deep 

 soil ; and, when well grown, are splendid objects in the 

 garden. 



L. Japonicum. This beautiful species is hardly hardy 

 in New England. The flower is large and bell-shaped, 

 the petals curving upward at the point. In the greenhouse, 

 it blooms well. 



L. auratum. This, the most magnificent lily known to 



