LILIUM. 807 



L. speciosum Harrisoni. — A variety of dwarf habit, the 

 flowers very large, pure white, suffused and spotted with rich 

 rosy crimsoD. 



L. speciosum punctatum. — Eesembling album, except iu 

 having the white flowers delicately spotted with bright pink. 

 Native of Japan. 



L. speciosum rubrum. — This variety has white flowers, 

 which are densely spotted and blotched with rich crimson ; 

 a very handsome form. From Japan. 



L. Szovitzianum. — A pretty plant, growing about three 

 feet high, and yielding a profusion of its large and handsome 

 turban-shaped flowers, which are bright pale yellow, dotted 

 with black. It is also known as L. colchicum. 



L. Thunbergianum. — A dwarf species, sometimes called 

 L. venustum, seldom exceeding a foot or a foot and a-half 

 in height ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, dark green ; flowers large, 

 spreading, of a rich bright orange colour ; it blooms during 

 July and August. From Japan. 



L. Thunbergianum aureum nigro-maculatum.' — A variety , 

 growing about one foot in height, and producing large deep 

 yellow blooms, prettily spotted. ' Native of Japan. 



L. Thunbergianum grandiflorum. — This variety has very 

 large cup-shaped dark orange red flowers, slightly spotted 

 towards the centre ; it grows about the same height as the 

 preceding, and blooms about the same time. 



L. Wallichianum. — This species, though considered hardy, 

 makes a beautiful pot plant, but it must not be dried so 

 much as many others. The leaves are long and narrow, 

 almost linear towards the top, which is a distinguishing 

 character from its near ally L. longifiorum. The flowers 

 are white, with a long narrow tube, and a limb nearly 

 eight inches across ; it is very fragrant, and grows 

 from three to four feet high, producing from one to 



