LILIACEAE 



LILY FAMILY 



WILD ORANGE-RED LILY. WOOD LILY 



Lilium philadelpliicum L. 



This Lily blooms in July and August and is common in 

 fields where the soil is sandy, and at the edge of woods, from 

 New England to the Rocky mountains. 



The stem springs from a very 

 scaly bulb and rises unbranched 2-3 

 feet, producing 1-3 flowers at the 

 apex. The leaves are usually borne 

 in whorls of 3 or more, though 

 occasionally there is only i or 2 at 

 a node. 



The bud of the Wild Orange-red 

 Lily is greenish, but when the 

 always erect flower opens, the 

 perianth is shown to consist of 

 6 reddish orange parts with 

 purple spots inside toward the 

 base. In western states a deep 

 red variety is more frequently 

 found. The 6 stamens are 

 directly in front of the peri- 

 anth segments and slightly 

 attached to their bases, so 

 that when pulled they come 

 off together. The long style is 

 somewhat thickened toward 

 the upper end and the stigma 

 is 3-lobed. The ovary con- 

 tains 2 rows o\ closely packed ovules in each of its 3 cells, and 

 the pod fruit is oblong and filled with flattened seeds. 



The Day Lily, Heynerocallis Julva L., is a common but strikingly 

 beautiful inhabitant ot meadows and banks of streams throughout 

 the state. Its 6-15 tawny orange flowers are borne on a single scape 

 3-6 feet high, and bloom through June and July. The Lilylike, bell- 

 shaped perianth opens for a single day. Often great clumps of this 

 plant are formed from its habit of spreading by means of its bright 

 orange-red rhizomes, which are knotted like beads on a string. 



A pure, cool lily, bending 



Near the rose all flushed and warm. 



Guotiare — E. L. Sproat 



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