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removal, as with all other Lilies. Frequent removals 

 are injurious. So long as they flower well do not disturb 

 them. See Engraving on Page 199. 



L. bulbiferum. This species was known and 

 described by Parkinson in 1629, and from that day until 

 the present it has never had a fixed place in the family 

 of Lilies, and is known under a great variety of names. 

 L. croceum z 3LT\<l L. umbellatum being the more common 

 appellations. This confusion arises from the fact of its 

 name being misleading. Its name would imply bulb- 

 bearing at the axils of its leaves, as is the case with the 

 Z. tigrinum, the ordinary Tiger Lily, which it rarely, if 

 ever, does. Sometimes, if the flower-heads be removed 

 early in the season, small bulbs will form at the axils of 

 the leaves, but this is not sufficient to warrant its dis- 

 tinctive name. It is a native of Central Europe, grows 

 from two to three feet high, bearing an umbel of from 

 four to eight large, broad -petaled, cup-shaped flowers, 

 of a rich, dark cherry red color, having an orange blotch, 

 and a few black dots in the center. It is what might, 

 with considerable propriety, be termed hardy. It is a 

 strong, vigorous grower, very showy, and thriving under 

 nearly all circumstances. 



L. Buschianum. A variety of L. concolor. 



L. californicum. A variety of L. parddlinum, _ 



L. callosum. An early, small flowering Lily from 

 Japan, where its bulbs are grown, like those of L. ti- 

 grinum, as an article of food; flowers are bright red, 

 produced in a raceme of from four to eight. A variety, 

 stenophyllum, from Eastern Siberia, is of a taller and 

 stronger habit. This variety closely resembles L. tenui- 

 folium, but has not the same grace and brilliancy of 

 color. 



L. canadense. This is the species so common in 

 our meadows, and known as the Meadow Lily. It grows 

 from two to four feet high, bearing from one to tea 



