708 ORDER 148. LILIACEJS. 



is the emblem of purity.) Perianth campamilate, segments spreading 

 above or recurved, each with a longitudinal honey groove within, from 

 the middle to the base ; stamens shorter than -the style, anthers versa- 

 tile ; capsule subtriangular, the valves connected with latticed hairs ; 

 seeds 2 -rowed in each cell. If Herbs with bulbous and leafy stems. 

 Lvs. sessile, alternate or verticillate. Fls. terminal, large and showy. 



Flowers white, nodding. Plants cultivated Nos. 8, 9 



| Flowers orange-colored or red, spotted. (*) 



* Leaf-axles bearing bulblets. Leaves scattered Nos. 6, 7 



* Leaf-axles not, bulbiferous. Flowers erect, segments unguiculate Nos. 4, 5 



Flowers nodding. Lvs. 1- veined, oblanceulate No. 8 



Lvs. 8 to 5- veined, lanceolate . . . .Nos. 1, 2 



1 L. Canadense L. YELLOW LILT. Lvs. 3-veined, mostly verticillate, lanceo- 

 late, the veins hairy beneath; ped. terminal, elongated, usually by 3s; ft. nodding, 

 the segments spreading, never revolute. Can. and U. S. A plant of much beauty, 

 frequently adorning our meadows in summer. Bulb scaly. Stem round, 2 4f 

 high, surrounded by several remote whorls, each consisting of 4 6 leaves, and 

 often a few scattered ones at base. These are 2 3' by $ 1'. Flowers 1 3, 

 sometimes 7 20, pendulous, yellow, or orange-colored, spotted with dark purple 

 inside. July. 



2 L. supe"rbum L. SUPERB LILY. TURK'S CAP. Lvs. linear-lanceolate, acuminate, 

 3-veined, glabrous, lower ones verticillate, upper ones scattered ; fls. often in a 

 pyramidal raceme, nodding, segments revolute. Can., Mid, and "W. States. Few 

 cultivated plants are more ornamental than this inhabitant of prairies and mea- 

 dows. Root bearing a white, squamous bulb. (Fig. 60.) St. erect, round, 

 straight, 4 to 6f high. Lvs. 2 to 3' by 4 to 9''. Fls. 3 to 20 or more, of a bright 

 orange color with purple spots. Sep. and pet. linear-lanceolate, beautifully and 

 fully revolute. Very distinct, at least'in appearance from the foregoing. Jl. 



3 L. Philadelphicum L. PHILADELPHIA LILY. Lvs. linear-lanceolate, acute, 

 1-veined, upper verticillate, lower generally . scattered ; fls. subsolitary, campauu- 

 late, terminal, erect; pet. and sep. lance-ovate, obtuse or barely acute, erect- 

 spreading, unguiculate. Dry pastures, fields and barrens, U. S. and Can. An 

 elegant and showy plant, 15 to 20' nigh. St. tarete, smooth, simple. Lvs. 2 to 

 3' by 3 to 5", sessile, smooth, collected into 1, 2 or 3, or more whorls of 3s to 6s, 

 with the lower scattered. Fls. usually solitary, rarely 2 to 4, and umbellate. 

 Sep. and pet. deep orange color, spotted at base, 2|' long, standing apart on 

 claws about 6" long. Jn. 



4 L. Catesbsei Walt. CATESBY'S LILY. Lvs. linear-lanceolate and linear-acu- 

 minate, all scattered, sep. and pet. undulate, long-unguiculate, ovate-lanceolate, 

 tapering to a long, thickened acumination, which is reftexed above. Damp pine bar- 

 rens, Md. to Ky. and all the S. States. St. 18 to 30' high, smooth and polished, 

 often purple. Lvs. 1 to 2' (the lower 3'), by 1 to 4", suberect, spreading. Sep. 

 and pet. 3 to 4' long, the claws 1' or more, yellow, the lamina scarlet, spotted 

 with red and purple. JL, Aug. 



5 L. Caroliniamim MX. Lvs. l-veined, oblanceolate, or spatulate, acuminate, 

 tapering to a slender, sessile base, in whorls of about 5, the lower scattered ; 

 flower mostly solitary, nodding; segm. lance-linear, recurved, tapering to a slender 

 acumination, midvein winged; style curved upwards. A more delicate species 

 than the last, 18' to 3f high, rarely 3-flowered. Lvs. 18" to 3' by 9 to 16", mem- 

 branous. Fls. deep yellow, spotted with purple, the segm. strongly recurved, 

 but not revolute. JL, Aug. 



6 L. bulbiferum L. ORANGE LILY. Lvs. scattered, 3-veined ; fls. campanu- 

 late, erect, rough within, segm. sessile. Gardens. St. thick, round, 4f high, 

 bearing small, roundish, dark-colored bulbs in the axils of the leaves. Fls. large, 

 orange-colored, resembling in form thoso of L. candidum, but are scabrous within. 

 Jl. - f Italy. 



7 I*, tigrirmm Gawl. TIGER-SPOTTED LILY. Lvs. scattered, sessile, 5- 

 yeined, the upper cordate-ovate ; perianth revolute, papillous inside. Gardens, 

 common in cultivation. St. 6f high, with a pyramid of dark, orange-colored, 

 spotted fls. Axils of Ivs. bulbiferous. Aug. f China. 



