WILD FLOWERS 135 
The wild orange-red lily (Lilium philadelphicin) is one 
of the most beautifully colored wild lilies. It grows in 
the rich Western prairie soils and in bogs, and is from 
two to four feet high. It has 
an open, bell-shaped flower, of 
a reddish-orange color, spotted 
purplish inside. If transplanted, 
it may be grown in dry soil in 
the border among low shrubbery. 
Plant bulbs either in late fall or 
early spring. 
The Turk’s-cap lily (Lilium 
superbum) holds its large orange 
flower cup, with numerous dark- 
purple spots inside, in a half- 
drooping position. It grows in 
rich, moist woods and in wet 
meadows. In borders among 
shrubbery it will attain a height 
of from four to seven feet. This 
is a very fine lily to grow ina 
moist corner with lower plants 
in front of it. Liliune carolini- 
anum is a Southern plant closely 
related to it and is found in 
Fia. 67. Turk’s-Cap Lily 
(Lilium superbum) 
dry woods among the mountains from Virginia south to 
Florida. Its height is from two to three feet. Bulbs of 
both varieties may be planted either in the fall or in 
early spring. 
