96 LILIES 



L. tenuifoUum Coral lily. 



Siberia, North China. Deep scarlet ; waxen ; 

 strongly recurved ; very small ; 6 to 10 on stalk. 

 Leaves dark green; very numerous. June, 

 Uuly. IVaft. 



Quite hardy, but too delicate of growth to be 

 with rank plants. Best in its fourth year, 

 after which it dies away. Easily renewed by 

 seed. Plant in good moist loam in cool and 

 partly shaded location. 



var. Golden Gleam — Clear apricot. Very 

 fine. 



var. pumilum' — Stouter and taller stems, 

 narrower leaves. Same as L. pum- 

 ilum. 



var. stenophyllum — Same as pumilum. 



L. testaceum ^ Nankeen lily. 



Supposed natural hybrid, L. candidum x L. 

 chalcedonicum or L. pomponium; but never 

 found in wild state. 



Dull apricot, of quite unique shade; orange 

 anthers; nodding; very fragrant, but fairly 

 strong odor. Has texture of L. candidum but 

 shape is along Martagon lines. Extremely 

 graceful habit. June, July. 6 to 7 ft. 



Quite hardy and one of the choicest border 

 lilies. Thrives in good light garden loam. 



iSyn. L. excelsum and L. Isdbellinum. 



