380 MANUAL OF GARDENING 



Some of the best kinds of lilies are mentioned below : — 

 L. candidum (Annunciation lily). White; 3 to 4 feet high; it makes 



an autumn growth, and should, therefore,, be planted in August; 



set the bulbs from 4 to 6 inches deep. 

 L. speciosum (L. lancifolium) , var. prmcoz. White, tinged with pink; 



bears several flowers on a stem about 3 feet high. 

 L. speciosum, var. rubrum. Rose color, spotted with red. 

 L. Brownii. Flowers white inside, chocolate-colored outside ; the 



stems grow about 3 feet high, bearing from 2 to 4 tubular flowers; 



not difficult to manage with good protection and drainage; the 



bulbs are impatient of being kept long out of the ground; after 



planting, they should not be disturbed as long as they flower well. 

 L. maculatum (L. Hansom). Dark yellow; stems 3-4 feet high, each 



producing 6 to 12 flowers. 

 L. testaceum (L. excelsum, L. Isabellinum). Rich buff color, with 



deUcate spots ; plants about 3 to 5 feet high, with 3 to a dozen flowers 



on a stem; plant the bulbs in September. 

 L. longiflorum. White; large tubular flowers, 2 to 8 on a stem; height, 



about 2J feet. 

 L. Batemannice (a form of L. elegans). Apricot yellow; 6 to 12 flowers 



on stems 3 to 4 feet high. 

 L. auratum (Japanese gold-banded lily). Immense white flowers 



banded with yellow and dotted with red or purple, from 3 to 12 on 



a stem; height, 3 to 4 feet ; the bulbs need thorough protection, 



good drainage, and should be planted 10 or 12 inches deep (Fig. 258). 

 L. tigrinum (Tiger lily). An old favorite, with many drooping bright 



red spotted flowers ; var. splendens ia specially good ; 3 to 5 ft. 

 L. tenuifoUum. Rich scarlet flowers nodding in a raceme or panicle ; 



IJ to 2 ft. 

 L. Maximowiczii (L. Leichtlinii). Flowers clear yellow, with small, 



dark spots, 10 to 12 on a stem; height, 4 feet. 

 L. monadelphum. Yellow tubular-shaped flowers in clusters of 6 to 



a dozen or more ; stems 2i feet tall. 

 L. elegans (L. Thunbergianum) , var. Alice Wilson. Lemon-yellow; 



stems 2 feet high, bearing 2 to 8 flowers. 

 L. elegant, var. fulgens atrosanguineum. Dark crimson; height, 



1 foot 



