20 LILIES 



hybrid of L. candidum and eitlier E. chalcedoni- 

 cum or L. pomponium. 



Among the oldest and hardiest of border lilies 

 is the turban lily (L. pomponium). The type is 

 vermilion red and not unlike the scarlet Marta- 

 gon lily, but it blooms earlier — ^in June. The 

 variety L. p. aureum is possibly the same as the 

 yellow Turk's cap lUy (L. pyrenaicum) or the 

 similar L. Janhae. In any event, both of these 

 are meritorious yellow lilies. The smaller L. 

 carniolicum is a good vermilion red lily for July. 



Hanson's lily (L. Eansoni) is a Japanese va- 

 riety that ought to be better known, as it is quite 

 hardy and not at all difficult of culture. The 

 color is bright orange, spotted with brown and 

 the reflexed petals are very thick and waxen. 

 It blooms in June and July and runs up to a 

 height of four or five feet. The Marhan lily 

 (L. Marhan) is a most attractive hybrid of it, 

 the other parent being L. Martagon album. 

 The color is a tawny orange, curiously spotted 

 and streaked with reddish brown and the backs 

 of the petals whitish. It has the Martagon 

 habit and the blooming period is coincident with 

 that of L. Eansoni. 



Of the white, or whitish, lily species, the only 

 one save L. candidum that can be placed in the* 



