SPECIES, VARIETIES, HYBEIDS 65 



Very hardy. Excellent for naturalizing. 

 Thrives in ordinary garden conditions, but pre- 

 fers moist, peaty soil with a low ground cover. 



var. flavum — Common orange type. 

 var. rubrum — Orange red outside, yellow 

 inside. 



L. candidum Madonna lily.^ 



Southern Europe. Introduced 1596. 

 White; yellow anthers. Broad and narrow 

 petal types. June, July. 4 ft. 



Very hardy. The oldest lily in cultivation. 

 Thrives in well-drained garden loam and open 

 position. Dislikes to be disturbed. Trans- 

 plant in August, as there is new leaf growth 

 in September. 



var. flore plenum — ^Very poor double. 



yar. foliis aureo-marginatis — Foliage bor- 

 dered with yellow. 



ivar. monstrosimi — Same as flore plenum. 



[var. peregrinum — Purplish stem, narrow 

 leaves and petals. 



yar. speeiosum — Later; 20-30 blooms on 

 stem, which is black. 5 to 6 ft. 



var. spieatum — Same as flore plenum. 



var. striatum — ^Blossom streaked with pur- 

 ple. 



1 Known also as white, annunciation, Bourbon and June UI][. ' 



