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nepalense ; L. Parryi ; L. philippinense ; L. primulinum ; 

 L. rubellum; L. sulphureum; L. Wallichianum ; L. 

 Washingtonianum, var. purpureum ; L. yunnanense. 



Sub-genus II, Isolirion. — L. Bakerianum ; L. bulbi- 

 ferum ; L. Catesbsei ; L. concolor, vars. parthenion (L. 

 coridion), pulchellum, sinicum (Buschianum); L. croceum; 

 L. Davidi; L. elegans, vars. alutaceum, atrosanguineum, 

 bicolor, fulgens (Batemanniae), plenus, Wallacei (L. Wal- 



Fig. 568.— Lilium auratum. 



lacei) ; L. formosum ; L. medeoloides ; L. myriophyllum ; 

 L. philadelphicum (L. dauricum). 



Sub-genus III, Archelirion. — L. auratum; L. Henryi; 

 L. oxypetalum; L. papilliferum; L. speciosum, vars. album, 

 rubrum; L. tigrinum, vars. plenescens, splendens. 



Sub-genus IV., Martagon. — L. avenaceum; L. callosum; 

 L. carniolicum ; L. chalcedonicum ; L. columbianum (L. 

 parviflorum); L. Fargesii; L. lankongense; L. maculatum 

 (L. Hansoni); L. Martagon; L. Maximowiczii (L. Leicht- 

 lini and L. pseudo-tigrinum); L. monadelphum, var. Lede- 

 bouri; L. occidentale; L. ochraceum; L. pardalinum, var. 

 angustifolium (L. B-oezli); L. polyphyllum; L. pomponium, 

 var. pyrenaicum ; L. puberulum (L. Humbcldti) ; L. set- 

 chuense ; L. superbum, var. Carolinianum ; L. taliense ; 

 L. tenuifolium; L. testaceum. 



Sub-genus V., Pseudomartagon. — L. Bolanderi; L. cana- 

 dense, vars. flavum, rubrum ; L. Grayi ; L. maritimum ; 

 L. nitidum; L. parvum; L. Purdyi. 



Sub-genus VI., Cardiocrinum. — L. cordifolium ; L. 

 giganteum ; L. mirabile. 



"This arrangement of the names is, I think, 

 conservative. No new species have been made, 

 and no new names introduced where it did not 



It is interesting to 



seem entirely unavoidable. 



note the large number of species added from 

 China. In so far as these have come into culti- 

 vation, they are very acceptable acquisitions 

 (e.g., L. Henryi). It will be seen that there is 

 a considerable number of species still to be 

 introduced to cultivation. When we get them 

 all a-thriving in our gardens, what a show they 

 will make ! " 



Lilies are found wild in many countries and 

 under widely different conditions; and to 

 obtain success in the garden with them we 

 must as far as possible imitate these conditions. 

 On the whole they may be classed as woodland 

 plants, more especially those of North America 

 and Japan: in the former country they are 

 found growing in large open glades and on 

 wooded hillsides, the undergrowth protecting 

 them from cold winds and early frosts, and 

 the trees during the summer screening them 

 from the hot sun and giving that coolness and 

 partial shade which they so much enjoy. In 

 Japan they grow on the sides of wooded hills 

 and slopes in pockets of rich soil washed down 

 from the hills and generally near small streams. 

 There is no doubt that Lilies succeed best in 

 this country when planted in partial shade and 

 surrounded with a cool, moist atmosphere: but 

 they must not be planted directly under trees 

 nor in total shade. They require some sun. but 

 not the hot midday sun. An ideal spot for 

 them would be an open forest glade with a 

 small stream running through it, near the 

 banks of which the North American peat and 

 moisture -loving species would flourish, and 

 higher up, away from the water, such species 

 as L. auratum, L. Washingtonianum, L. Hum- 

 boldti, and L. giganteum would readily grow. 



It is difficult to lay down hard-and-fast rules 

 as to the best positions in which to plant Lilies, 

 the same variety flourishing equally well under 

 totally different conditions; but a few general 

 directions may be helpful: — Positions exposed to 

 cold sweeping winds should be avoided. Never 

 plant directly underneath trees, but if possible at 

 some little distance away, so that the trees will 

 afford some shade. A hot dry corner, or a cold 

 wet heavy soil, or where the soil is water-logged 

 are unsuitable. If planted near a large expanse 

 of water the young growths will need protection 

 from late spring frosts. L. Henryi, L. auratum, 

 L. longiflorum, and L. speciosum, are specially 

 liable to injury from this cause. In beds of 

 Rhododendron or other low -growing shrubs 

 they always do well, and in no position do they 

 show up more effectively. The beds at Kew 



