602 FLOWERS OF GARDEN AND GREENHOUSE 
L. JAPONICUM (Japanese). Stem rounded, stiff, 1 to 2 feet high. 
Leaves lance-shaped, not distinctly stalked; twelve to twenty, scattered. 
Flowers funnel-shaped, 5 or 6 inches long, white, purple-tinged outside, 
in twos or threes (solitary in the wild plant); July and August. A 
rather delicate species. 
L. LEIcuTLrni1 (Leichtlin’s). Stem slender, 2 to 3 feet high. 
Leaves very slender, broader below the middle, scattered. Flowers 
solitary or twin, yellow, thickly spotted with purplish red; 2} to 3 
inches long; July and August. 
L. LONGIFLORUM (long-flowered). Stem rounded, stiff, 1 to 2 feet 
high. Leaves slender; lower ones crowded. Flowers 5 to 7 inches long, 
funnel-shaped, pure white, fragrant; solitary or twin; June. The var. 
eximium is known in gardens as L. Harrisii, the Bermuda or Easter 
Lily, and is in great demand for early forcing. 
L. Martacon (the old popular name). Martagon Lily, or Turk’s 
Cap Lily. Stem rounded, downy, 2 to3 feet high. Leaves lance-shaped, 
usually in whorls of six to nine. Flowers dull purplish red, thickly 
dotted with dark purple, the segments curved back around the tube, and 
the flower hanging downwards, in a long raceme; July. 
L. PARDALINUM (leopard-like). Stem 3 to 7 feet high. Leaves 
narrow, lance-shaped, mostly in whorls of from nine to fifteen. Flowers 
nodding, bright orange-red, lighter in the centre, which is spotted with 
-purple; July and August. 
L. Parryi(Parry’s). Stem slender, 2 to 6 feet high. Leaves slender, 
lance-shaped, usually scattered, lower ones sometimes in a whorl. 
Flowers fragrant, pale yellow, spotted with reddish brown; horizontal ; 
July. ; 
L. PHILADELPHICUM (Philadelphian). Stem slender, rigid, 1 to 3 
feet high. Leaves narrow, lance-shaped, in regular whorls of from six 
to eight leaves. Flowers solitary or in umbels, 2 to 3 inches long, not 
opening widely; bright orange-red, usually spotted with purple in the 
centre; July and August. 
L. POMPONIUM (Pompone). Stem finely furrowed, stout, stiff, 14 to 
3 feet high. Leaves slender, edges rolled inwards, fringed; very 
numerous and scattered. Flowers bright red, sometimes orange-tinged ; 
about twenty in a broad raceme; July and August. 
L. PSEUDO-TIGRINUM (false tiger-lily). Stem 3 to 4 feet high. 
Leaves slender, the edges curled back, scattered. Flowers beautiful 
scarlet, plentifully dotted with black; style and stamens red; four to 
six in a loose raceme; July. 
L. pyRENAICUM (Pyrenean). Very similar to L. pomponiwm, of 
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