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in spring, and replanting them and the 

 old bulbs immediately, albeit in separate 

 parts of the garden. Bulbils are occasion- 

 ally produced in the axils of the leaves, 

 and these may be sown in cold frames 

 like seeds, and allowed to grow for a year 

 without disturbance. They will produce 

 flowering bulbs in about 3 or 4 years. 

 Seeds may also be sown when ripe or 

 obtainable in nicely prepared soil. They 

 do not sprout freely or regularly the first 

 spring, and require two seasons as a rule. 

 They are grown under glass and require 

 plenty of light and air, with careful 

 waterings according to the rapidity or the 

 reverse of growth. The third year they 

 may be planted out in light rich sandy 

 soil, and by the end of 4-6 years will 

 reach the flowering stage. 



L. superbum. — A fine N. American 

 Lily found growing in swampy parts of 

 the United States, where it is called the 

 ' Swamp Lily.' It is closely related to 

 L. canadense, and is often confused with 

 that species. The old bulbs disappear on 

 giving birth to others at the end of long 

 rhizomes or stolons, and the violet-purple 

 stems grow 4-10 ft. high, clothed with 

 whorls of rather firm lance-shaped acute 

 leaves. In July and August loose trusses 

 composed of 6-12 and occasionally as 

 many as 20-40 drooping orange-red 

 flowers heavily spotted with violet-purple 

 are borne on tdp of the stems, the segments 

 being curled back as in other species of 

 the Turk's Cap section. 



Culture and Propagation. — L. super- 

 hum flourishes in moist peaty soil with a 

 little loam and leaf mould, and should be 

 grown and increased in the same way as 

 its relaXbieL. canadense. The variety ca7'o- 

 linianum (also known as L. autumnale 

 and L. michatixianum) comes from the 

 S. United States, and is a much dwarfer 

 plant growing only 1-2 ft. high, with fewer 

 leaves, and flowers like those of the type. 



L. sutchuenense. — An elegant Chinese 

 Lily 1^-2 ft. high, with slender flexible 

 speckled stems furnished with numerous 

 slender leaves, some of which are about 

 9 in. long, channelled on the upper 

 surface, and finely speckled all over. In 

 July from 1 to 7 flowers (according to the 

 vigour of the plants) appear, and are light 

 orange-red in colour, the segments being 

 dotted with brown in the centre. L. 

 Biondi and L. chinense, from China, both 



with scarlet flowers and with linear 

 leaves, are closely related to this species. 

 Culture and Propagation. — This new 

 species flowered for the first time in 

 Paris in 1897, and all the plants then in 

 cultivation had been raised from seeds. 

 It flourishes in sandy loam, peat, and 

 leaf soil, and would no doubt prove as 

 hardy as L. tigrinum and L. tenuifoUum, 

 to both of which it is related. It may be 

 readily raised from seeds, which are freely 

 produced by cultivated plants. They 

 should be sown when ripe in cold frames, 

 and allowed to grow for a year before 

 disturbing. Afterwards the young bulbs 

 may be moved annually about March or 

 April, and in about 3-4 years from date 

 of sowing will produce flowers. The 

 bulbs are said to be unproductive of off- 

 sets, so that seeds seem to be the best 

 method of increase. 



L. tenuifolium [L. linifolium; L. 

 pumilum). — An elegant Siberian species 

 with small white ovoid bulbs, and steins 

 12-18 in. high, thickly covered, especially 

 near the middle, with hnear grassy leaves 

 about 2 in. long. The small brilhant 

 scarlet flowers droop at the end of the 

 stems in May and June, but they are not 

 very numerous, and sometimes only one. 



CuUiire do. as above, p. 843. This 

 species flourishes in Ught sandy loam with 

 a little peat or leaf -soil, but dreads stagnant 

 moisture at the root. Owing to its early 

 flowering the blooms are apt to be injured 

 by spring frosts, and should be protected 

 with a light, or a screen of thin canvas 

 when open, if at all necessary. Near a 

 south wall in masses is a good place to 

 grow this Lily. 



L. testaceum {L. excelsum ; L. Isa- 

 bellinum). — A stately Lily supposed to be 

 a hybrid between L. candidum and L. 

 chalcedonicum, having slender stems 5 to 

 6 ft. high, densely clothed with narrow 

 leaves. The nodduig flowers are freely 

 produced in the summer months, 6-12 in 

 a cluster, and of a beautiful nankeen- 

 yellow or apricot colour, the reflexed seg- 

 ments being dotted with orange-red and 

 furnished at the base with scarcely notice- 

 able papillse. 



Culture dc. as above, p. 843. This 

 ornamental Lily grows freely in ordinary 

 well-drained garden soU, but it likes 

 partially shaded places and should not 

 be exposed to violent winds. 



