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LILIUM 



LILIUM 



A pretty plant, but not successful in cult., at least not 

 in the northern states. 



SUBGENUS III. ARCHLIKION. 



A. Xr.s\ sc<^sil(' 10. ti^num 



AA. Lvs. short ju'liolaUf. 



n. i'V.s. (hdl rt'ddisJi 20. Henryi 



BB. l^l.s. white, ijellowish , or pinlxii^h. 



c. l<^li<. v/K'ii ftfinu-lfoni' , Oil 



rittlwr .sho/i, n t rii if/ li t 



■jiedicfls 21. auratum 



CO. Ffs. oil. loin/, iiristfd pctH- 

 ccls: sei/iiK'Uts iicis/cd re- 

 rolulc 22. speciosum 



19. tigrlnum. Andr. Tiger Lily. Fiij. 1281. Bulb 

 perennial, j^dobose; stem 2-5 ft. high, somewhat whitish 

 cobwebby: Ivs. scattered, rich green, G-T-nerved, the 

 upper ones short-n- a-id bearin:^ bulbels in 

 their axils: lis. 3-10, or sometimes more, in a 

 Tvide raceme, nodding, bright red, tbickly ^,A 



spotted with large purplish spots; perianth .w '^tn 



ee.gments twisted, revolulo Japan ;ind China. 7 



pearance, it stands midway between L. ttgrinnm and L. 

 speciosum.. Its free and easy unconventionality of 

 habit will endear it to liie heart of the artist flower- 

 lover. In this respect, it surpasses even L. speciosum. 



21. auratum, Lindl. Gold-banded Lilt. Japan Ltly 

 Fig. ]2b3. Bulb perennial, globose : stem 2—4 ft. high: 

 Ivs. 20-30, scattered, 5-nerved : lis. in a short raceme, 

 with bracteolate pedicels, spreading; segments much 

 reflexed and somewhat twisted, white, more or less 

 marked with bands of yellow a.id spots of purple, 

 strongly papillose. Japan. In sundry varieties illus- 

 trated as follows: On. 1.5:183; 10:212; 30, p. 455; 50, p 

 148. R.B. 21:25. P.M. 1871 :514. R.Ii. 1875:10; 1£G7:371 

 El. 15. B.M. 53.38. A. G. 20:525. A. F. 7:43. Gng. 

 2:167; 4:53. G.C. III. 25:303. -Several garden varieties 

 have been described with botanic.il names, though none 

 seems to be e^ual to the distinction. Trade varieties 

 are : imperiile, n:acrlnthum, pictum, 

 platyphyllum, rutro-viU^tum, riibrum» 

 specldsum, virginale, virginale album, 

 Wittei. Tlie Gold-banded Lily is a fav- 

 orite in American gardens, where it is 

 used in large quantities. It appears to 

 best advantage massed and scattered 

 amongst moderately tall-growing shrubs. 

 It is of comparatively easy culture, but 



1287. Lilium maculatum (X 1-5). K 



Lilium superbum ( 



1289. Lilium pardaUnum(XM). No.: 



El. 38. B.I\[. 12:^7. F. 1873:13. -A thoroughly old- 

 fashioned and remarkably useful plant. It lives and 

 thrives from year to year in the opou border, where it 

 should be planted in masses. 



Var. spl6nd6ns, Leicht. A tine variety of more robust 



habit, with louger-flowering spikes. Gn. 27:480 and p. 

 L52. F.S. 19:1031 (toodark colored). This isto behighly 

 recommended. In most gardens it should be substituted 

 for the ordinary Tiger Lily. 



Var. plen^scens. Waugh. An odd double var. R.H. 

 1873:10 (good). P. 1871:25. F.S. 19:1995. Other vars. 

 are F6rtunei and Lishmanni. 



20. H6nryi, Baker. Fig. 1282. Bulb globose: stem 2-G 

 ft. high: Ivs. lanceolate below, more ovate above: inflo- 

 rescence a lax corymb of 4-8 fls., bracteateattbebase: fl. 

 dark reddish yellow, marked with a few irregularly scat- 

 tered brown spots. Icbang, western China. Gn. 40:830 

 (fine); .'35, p. 233 (fine). G.C. III. 8:.380. B.M. 7177 (too 

 light-colored). — Recently introduced to cult., and un- 

 questionably one of the best Lilies known for general 

 garden culture. The price of the bulbs still keeps many 

 persons from planting it, and many others from massing 

 it in large quantities, as it should be iised for the best 

 effect. Still it propagates so freely and proves so hardy 

 that it will undoubtedly soon become cheaper, and find 

 its way into common use. In ha)>it and general ap- 



does not live and thrive indefinitely, as L. speciosum, 

 Jletiriji and (((jrinntii do. 



22. specidsum, Thnnb. [L. laneifdlium, Hort.). Fig. 

 1284. Bulb perennial, globose: stem 2—4 ft. high, stiff: 

 Ivs. 12-20, scattered, very short-petiolate, oblong-lauceo- 

 late, 5-7-nerved: fls. 3-10, racemose, on divaricate, brac- 

 teate pedicels, white, more or less sulTused with pink and 

 dotted with red, strongly papillose toward the center; 

 perianth segments much revolute. El. 13. B.M. 3785. 

 Gn. 25:425; 33, p. 289; 45:947 and p. 90 (fine) ; 45, p. 91 ; 

 47, p. 19. R.H. 1843:492. B.R. 23:2000. This is prob- 

 ably the best species of all for general cult. It is thrifty 

 and hardy, especially var. rnlrnun. The habit of the plant 

 and flower is delightfully free and informal. The white 

 and the red varieties are both grown extensively by the 

 florists, and cut for sale. It lias been extensively im- 

 ported fi'ora Ja])an. There are numerous trade names 

 current, most of which do not stand for important va- 

 rieties. The ones of greatest concern are Mel-p6mene 

 and Kraetzeri. The Lily known as "Opal" is a form of 

 this species. 



Var. riibrum, Hort., is a line, extra strong growing 

 s'trt, with darker (dnkish red fls., and is the best forgar- 

 den culture. Gn.3(J:72G. 



Var. Album, Hort. (Z/. /^j/wf^o;)-, Hort.), is white ornearly 

 so and less thrifty. P.M. 8:127. 



