36 KEY AND FLORA 
1. H. fulva L. Day Liry. Scapes stout, branched above, with a 
few bract-like leaves, smooth, 3-5 ft. high. Leaves very long, strap- 
shaped, acute, channeled. Flowers short-pediceled, tawny-yellow; 
perianth lobes oblong, netted-veined, lasting only one day. Intyro- 
duced from Asia and common in old gardens.* 
TX. LILIUM L. 
Perennial, from scaly bulbs; stem erect, leafy, usually tall 
and slender. Leaves sessile, scattered or whorled. Flowers 
large, erect or drooping. Perianth corolla-like, deciduous; 
segments 6, spreading or recurved above, sessile or clawed, 
each with a nectar-bearing groove near the base. Stamens 6, 
elongated; anthers linear, versatile. Ovary 3-celled, many- 
ovuled; style long and slender; stigma 3-lobed. Fruit a 3- 
celled, dehiscent, many-seeded capsule. 
1. L. longiflorum Thunb. Long-FLowrERED Wuite Lity. Stem 
1-8 ft. high. Leaves thick, lanceolate, scattered. Flower single, 
pure white, funnel-shaped, 5-6 in. long. Var. eximium, the Easter 
lily, bears several very showy and sweet-scented flowers. Cultivated 
from China and Japan. 
2. L. philadelphicum L. Witp Rep Liry. Stem 2-3 ft. high. 
Leaves linear-lanceolate, the upper ones generally whorled. Flower 
usually solitary (sometimes 2 or 8), erect, reddish-orange, with 
tawny or purplish spots inside. Sepals with claws. Dry or sandy 
ground, borders of thickets, ete. 
Var. andinum Ker. Western Rep Liry. Stem rather slender. 
Leaves linear, all alternate or the upper ones whorled. Flowers 1-3, 
erect. Segments of the perianth red, orange, or yellow, spotted 
beneath, the claw shorter than the blade. In dry soil W. 
3. L. canadense L. Witp YeLtow Lity, MEapow Lity. Stem 
2-5 ft. high. Leaves lanceolate, 3-nerved, the margins and nerves 
roughish with short hairs, whorled. Flowers usually 3, sometimes 
more numerous, all nodding, on peduncles 3-6 in. long, yellow or 
orange, with dark purple or brown spots inside. Sepals without 
claws, recurved. Moist meadows and borders of woods. 
X. FRITILLARIA L. 
Leafy-stemmed perennials, from scaly or coated bulbs. 
Flowers single or several, nodding. Perianth bell-shaped, a 
nectar-bearing spot above the base of each division. Stamens 
as long as the petals. 
