SPECIES, VARIETIES, HYBEIDS 93 



/. speciosum^ Handsome lily." 



Japan. Introduced 1830. White, faintly 

 flushed and spotted with crimson ; reflexed pet- 

 als. August, September. 3 ft. 



Very hardy and one of the most reliable bor- 

 der lilies. Does well in ordinary garden soil 

 and in either sun or partial shade. Prefers 

 deep, moist, sandy loam, with leaf-mold and 

 peat. Protect with ground cover. 



var. albiflorum — ^White ; slight suffusion of 

 pink, outside. Continental form. 



yar. album — Same as albiflorum. 



var. album — Same as Kraetzeri. 



yar. album Kraetzeri — Same as Kraetzeri. 



ivar. albimi novum — ^Anthers larger than 

 Kraetzeri and not brown. 



[Var. Crown Princess — ^White. 



var. eruentum — ^Dwarf of Melpomene. 



yar. gloriosides — ^White, spotted with pink. 



yar. Kraetzeri — Pure white, greenish 

 stripe halfway down petal, brown 

 anthers. 



var. maeranthum — ^Distinct deep rose Mnd. 



var. magnificum — J a p a n e s e variety of 

 rubrum, rich and earlier than Mel- 

 pomene. 



var. Melpomene — Deep crimson heavily 

 spotted with narrow margin of 

 white. 



iSyn. L. lancifolium (erroneous; this belongs to L. elegams). 

 2 Known also as Japan lily. 



