LILIUM 



DD. Stem not bnlbiferou 

 CC. -/"V. smootli in aide, or 

 iwariy .so. 

 D. Jjiis. broad lanceolulc, 



crowd<;d 17 



DD. lyvs. tinear, scattered ..18 



16. croceum 



elegans 

 Catesbaei 



13. PMlad61phicum, Linn. Pip;. 127;i. liulb annual, 

 rliizoniatous, small, with few thick, brittle .scales; steiii 

 1-3 ft. hiyh, slender: Ivs. 10-40, thin, ghibrous, more or 

 loss whorled: fl.s. 1-4, terminal or inubellate, bright red, 

 marked with scattered darker .spots toward the center! 

 From Canada to N. C. and west to the Kocky Mis. E 

 17. B.R. 7:.'')94. L. B.C. 10:970. B.M. 873 (as l^ennsyb 

 vanicum) and 579. U.W. P. A. Q. — L. wo///«((»)». Nelson, 

 seems to be a western form, with broader Ivs. L. Masnei/l 

 is a southern form, with narrower perianth segments. 

 This is the most characteristic and widely distributed of 

 our native Lilies. A charming wild dower. In fact, it is 

 so acceptable simply as a w-ild Hower that it has seldom 

 been cultivated, though it takes readily to the garden. 

 It is a very variable species. Some, at least, of the L. 

 Davmiciim, or L. BaJiurictim, in the nursery trade be- 

 longs with L. Plilladelphicum. 



14. c6ncoloi-, Salisb. Bulb perennial, ovoid, small: 

 stem slender, 1 ft. or more high: Ivs. LiO-.'JO, scattered, 

 lanceolate, obscurely 7-nerved: tls. 1-3, erect, 

 1-2 in. long, spreading, bright scarlet, un- 

 spotted. China. El. 18. B.M. llG.").-One of 

 the best for garden cult.; thrifty and easy to 

 grow. Of graceful, upright habit and good 

 i:or cutting. 



Var. Sinicum, Hook. Taller, with larger 

 bulb: lis. more numerous; perianth segments 

 a little wider, bright st-arlet with 

 black spots. Southern Siberia. B. 

 U. COOo. L.B.C. 17:1028 (as L. 

 IluscJuaniim). 



Var. puIcMUum, Baker. A slen- 

 der yellow-fld. var., perhaps be- 

 longing with the next. 



LILIUM 919 



in. long, bright orange, conspicuously lamellar-papillose 

 mside. Switzerland, France, northern Italy. Bluch 

 cult., especially in En. El. 22. L.B.C. 8:784 (poor) - 

 Closely related to L. biilhifernm, with which it is often 

 confused. It seems to be confounded with L. elegans, 

 also, at times. It is distinguished from the former by 

 having steins devoid of bulbels, and from the latter by 

 having the flower more distinctly papillose inside. 



1286. Liliuin MartaEon {XJ.i). 



1234. Lilium speciosum (> 

 per ones often bearing 



Var. parthen- 

 eion, Baker {L. 



corldtoit ) . A fine 

 yellow - fld. var. 

 One of the very 

 best for culti\a- 

 tion. 



l.j. bulbiferum, 

 Linn. Bulb ovoid, 

 perennial : stem 

 ^^". ". 2-4 ft. high: Ivs. 

 scattered, the u]*- 

 bulbils in the axils: fls. 1 to 

 many, umbellate or somewhat racemose, on short, stout 

 pedicels ; perianth lli-2 in. long, erect, spreading, 

 bright red or dark orany'c. usually with some dull spots, 

 papillose toward the center. Cent. Eu. El. 23. B.M. 30. 

 — This is one of the oldest in cult., and has run into 

 many horticultural varieties, few of whidi, however, 

 are known in this country. The only one named in 

 American trade catalogues is aurantiacum. In Europe 

 the species seems to be more commonly cultivated. 



10. crdceum, Ghoix. Bulb perennial, globose: stem 

 2-4 ft. high, vigorous: Ivs. numerous, crowded, linear or 

 lanceolate, .3-I)-nerved, not having Vmlbels in the axils: 

 pedicels .ascending, wdiite-cobwpbl)y : J^s. solitary, or 

 lO-lfi, in an umbellate raceme, erect, funnelform, 2'c-3 



Lilium puberulum (X/ 



17. 61egans,Thunb. {L.umbeltMum, 

 Hort., not Pursh. L. JJuIiuricii^n, in 

 part. L. Thuiiber;/idnum, Schultes, 

 and many other synonyms). Fig. 1280. 

 Bulb perennial, ovoid: stem 1-2 ft. 

 high, stiff, erect, slightly cobwebby, or 

 sometimes nearly glalirous: Ivs. 20- 

 30, scattered or crowded, 5-7-nerved : 

 fls. 1-5, spreading, usually self-colored 

 in some brilliant shade of yellow, 

 orange or red. .Japan. Sundry varie- 

 ties are illustrated as follows: El. 19 

 and 20. Gn. 47, p. 415. F. 1808:121. 

 ■-■-'■ P. S. 10:1027 as (i. Tli intberr/ianmn) . 



•Cn. 38:778. P.M. 0:127 (as L. avran- 

 tiariim). I. H. 12:459 (as L. formosum]. — Fvoha\>\j the 

 most useful hardy species for general garden use. Very 

 variahle, with many striking varieties. Following are 

 the best: 



Var. fiilgens, Baker (L. Biilinaimin, Wallace. L. tut- 

 (lens, Morren. L. san^iu'/neuii} , Hort.). A tine orange 

 or salmon-red var., with perianth segments rather nar- 

 rower than the type. One of the finest Lilies for color- 

 m:tssing. Thrifty and clean in the garden. Var. atro- 

 sanguineiim, Bak. & Dyer. Very deep dark red. I.H. 

 14:503 J (as -L. lumnatocroiim) . Var. alutaceum, Bak. & 

 Dyer (var. Arnieniacnm, vav. cifiinnni , t-tr.}. Llore or 

 less clear yellow. F.S. 22:2319. Var. bicolor, Moore. 

 Yellow at the center and reddish outwards. Var. plenus, 

 Waugh. More or less double. P. 1871, p. 83. Var. WAl- 

 lacei, Waugh {L. Wall:icei). Small, dwarf, usually 1- 

 fld.,paiered; seErraents rather acute. There are dozens 

 of other horticultural varieties, among which the best 

 are Alice Wilson, Best Red, Incom]"';iral:de. Van Houtte. 

 These varieties are rather more distinct than iu most 

 species of Lilies. 



18. Catesbisi, Walt. BvnVike.thatotL.Plntadelpld- 

 i-iiih: stem 1-2 ft. high, slender, erect: Ivs. 20-30, scat- 

 tered, lanceolate: fls. usually solitary, erect, bright 

 orange red, spotted : segments lanceolate, with long- 

 ntteuuate tips. N. Car. to Fia. and west to Kv. El. 25. 

 B.M. 259 (good). L.B.C, 9:807. R.H. 1808:431 (poor).- 



