DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF FLOWERS. 261 
L. speciésunf,—The Japan Lily, also called ZL. lancifo- 
lium.—This magnificent species of Lily, and its varieties, 
have been introduced but a few years, and, until lately, 
treated as green-house plants. They are found to be as 
hardy as our common Lilies, and do prove a great acquisi- 
tion to the garden. The species, Z. speciosum, has a pink 
and white frosted ground, finely spotted with deep crimson ; 
L. lancifolium album is pure white; each variety with re- 
flexed petals. These Lilies emit an exquisite odor. I have 
seen plants five and six feet high; they were, however, 
grown in pots in the green-house. These bulbs have form- 
erly commanded extravagant prices; but as the price is 
now greatly reduced, we hope soon to see them more com- 
mon. The following account is from an English paper; 
and, as the directions for their culture will be applicable 
to us, we insert it, with some omissions: — 
“Few plants of recent introduction are more handsome 
or attractive than the Japan Lilies. They produce a 
gorgeous display, either in-doors or out; and, as they are 
quite hardy, they may be liberally planted in the open 
border, and thus constitute one of our best autumnal 
flower-garden plants. 
“Their propagation is simple and certain. The bulbs 
may be separated, and each scale will eventually form a 
new bulb. This separation should be effected when the 
flower-stems are withered. The scales should be stuck in- 
to pans of silver sand, and placed in a cold frame or pit. 
After remaining one season in this position, they should 
be planted in a separate bed of peat soil, and a little sil- 
ver sand intermixed with it; thus treated, the bulbs will 
soon grow large enough to flower. 
“The cultivation of them in pots is by no means diffi- 
cult. I shall detail the practice I have pursued with suc- 
cess for some years. Immediately when the bulbs go to 
rest, in the autumn, is the proper time torepot them. 
