380 MANUAL OF GARDENING 
Some of the best kinds of lilies are mentioned below: — 
L. candidum (Annunciation lily). White; 3 to 4 feet high; it makes 
an autumn growth, and should, therefore, be planted in August; 
set the bulbs from 4 to 6 inches deep. 
L. speciosum (L. lancifolium), var. precox. White, tinged with pink; 
bears several flowers on a stem about 3 feet high. 
L. speciosum, var. rubrum. Rose color, spotted with red. 
L. Brownit. Flowers white inside, chocolate-colored outside ; the 
stems grow about 3 feet high, bearing from 2to 4 tubular flowers; 
not difficult to manage with good protection and drainage; the 
bulbs are impatient of being kept long out of the ground; after 
planting, they should not be disturbed as long as they flower well. 
L. maculatum (L. Hanson). Dark yellow; stems 3-4 feet high, each 
producing 6 to 12 flowers. 
L. testaceum (L. excelsum, L. Isabellinum). Rich buff color, with 
delicate spots; plants about 3 to 5 feet high, with 3 to a dozen flowers 
on a stem; plant the bulbs in September. 
L. longiflorum. White; large tubular flowers, 2 to 8 on a stem; height, 
about 24 feet. 
L. Batemannie (a form of L. elegans). Apricot yellow; 6 to 12 flowers 
on stems 3 to 4 feet high. 
L. auratum (Japanese gold-banded lily). Immense white flowers 
banded with yellow and dotted with red or purple, from 3 to 12 on 
a stem; height, 3 to 4 feet ; the bulbs need thorough protection, 
good drainage, and should be planted 10 or 12 inches deep (Fig. 258). 
L. tigrinum (Tiger lily). An old favorite, with many drooping bright 
red spotted flowers ; var. splendens is specially good ; 3 to 5 ft. 
L. tenuifolium. Rich scarlet flowers nodding in a raceme or panicle ; 
1} to 2 ft. 
L. Maximowiczit (L. Leichtlinii). Flowers clear yellow, with small, 
dark spots, 10 to 12 on a stem; height, 4 feet. 
L. monadelphum. Yellow tubular-shaped flowers in clusters of 6 to 
a dozen or more; stems 24 feet tall. 
L. elegans (L. Thunbergianum), var. Alice Wilson. Lemon-yellow; 
stems 2 feet high, bearing 2 to 8 flowers. 
L. clegans, var. fulgens atrosanguineum. Dark crimson; height, 
1 foot 
