5 o 2 L iliac ece L iliu in . 



two writers would exactly agree. Some of these varieties are in 

 all probability of hybrid origin, whilst the great majority are 

 simply seed-variations. This genus has engaged the attention 

 of several writers, and Mr. J. Gr. Baker published a synopsis of 

 the species in the ' Gardener's Chronicle' of 1871, of which we 

 avail ourselves in the following descriptions. We include the key 

 in its entirety, as nearly all the species are in our gardens ; but 

 we must limit ourselves to details of those species known to be in 

 cultivation. All the species flower in Summer or early Autumn. 



SUB-GENUS NoTHOLfmox. Bulbs tunicatcd; stigma with three 

 subulate hooked lobes. 



Stem stout, with 20 to 30 leaves crowded near the base L. rbseum. 

 Stem slender, with 6 to 8 scattered leaves . L. Hookeri. 



SUB-GENUS EuLfLiUM. Bulbs scaly; stigma with three short 

 obtuse lobes. 



1. Eulirion. Filaments nearly parallel. Perianth- segments 

 broadest above the middle, recurved only towards the tip. 



T , . . -, I L. co rdi folium. 



Leaves on long petioles, cordate-ovate . . < . , J 



[ L. cjiyaiiiGwn. 



Leaves sessile, linear or oblanceolate. 



Leaves always scattered irregularly on the stem. 



Flower narrowed suddenly into a long tube . L. lonyiflbrum. 

 Flower narrowed gradually to the base. 



Leaves 12 to 20. Flowers 5 to 9 inches long ; seg- 



ments 1^ to 2 inches broad . . L. Japonicuni. 



Leaves 30 to 50. Flowers 3 to 5 inches long ; seg- 



ments an inch or less broad . . L. Nepalense. 



Leaves 60 to 100. Flowers 2 to 3 inches long ; 



segments under an inch broad . . L. cdndidum. 

 Leaves in regular whorls . . , . L. Washington ianum. 



2. ArcJielirion. Filaments very divergent. Perianth-segments 

 not erect, ovate-lanceolate, recurved from below the middle. 



Leaves linear, sessile, with bulblets in their axils . L. tigrlnum. 

 Leaves lanceolate, shortly petiolate, without bulblets. 



Lower leaves IJto 2 inches broad, 7- to 9-ribbed L. specibsum. 



Lower leaves 1 to 1^ inch broad, 5- to 7-ribbed L. auratum. 



3. Isolirion. Filaments slightly divergent. Perianth- segments 

 erect, broadest at the middle? and spreading only above the middle. 



Leaves usually in regular whorls. 



Flowers 2 to 3 inches deep ; segments distinctly clawed 



L. PluladelpJiicum, 



