SPECIES, VARIETIES, HYBRIDS 61 

 L. angustifoliwm See pomponium. 



L. aurantiacum See hulbiferum. 



L. auratum Gold-banded lily.^ 



'Japan. Introduced 1862. White, spotted 

 sparsely with reddish brown and yellow band 

 down each petal ; 6 to 12 in. across ; 3 to 30 on 

 stalk. July, August. 4 to 8 ft. 



Quite hardy, but prone to run out. Eenew 

 stock every three years or so. Thrives in ordi- 

 nary garden soil, but prefers moist peat or 

 leaf -mold and sand, with good drainage. Does 

 well in cool woodland or thinly planted rho- 

 dodendron bed; better stiU among alpine 

 rhododendrons and low azaleas or kalmias, but 

 must not be crowded. Protect from cold spring 

 winds and direct rays of summer sun. Plant 

 6 to 10 in. deep. Mulch with rotted manure 

 and water frequently. In bad soil dig holes 4 

 to 6 ft. deep and fill with peat and sand, or 

 sandy loam, leaf-mold, rubbish ashes and some 

 well-rotted manure. 



yar. cruentum — Same as rubro-vittatum. 

 var. maeranthum — ^Less spotted and more 



robust ; best of all. 

 var. pictum — Crimson band and spots. 

 yar. platyphyllum — Same as maeranthum. 

 yar. platjrphyllum virginale — S lightly 



spotted with yellow. 



1 Known also as golden-rayed lily and Japan lily. 



