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group; flowers 8 to 10 inches in length and 4 to 6 inches 

 across, with broad dark -green foliage. 



L. Lowii. — Stems 2 to 3 feet high, bearing from two to 

 five bell-shaped white flowers, spotted with dull-crimson; 

 the markings vary. Burma. 



L. Marhan. — A hybrid between L. Martagon album 

 and L. Hansoni ; stems 5 to 7 feet, free - flowering ; 

 flowers with thick petals, orange, with red-brown streaks. 



L. maritimum. — A beautiful small Lily, with the habit 

 of L. parvum, but much darker in foliage, and bearing- 

 fifteen to twenty campanulate flowers, coloured red 

 spotted with purple. California. 



L. Martagon. — Strong - growing, producing twenty to 

 thirty light-spotted purple flowers. S. Europe. 



L. Martagon, var. album (White Martagon). — One of 

 the finest Lilies, stems 4 to 5 feet high, carrying twenty 

 to thirty pure wax- white flowers. 



L. Martagon, var. dalmaticum. — Stems 5 to 6 feet high, 

 producing from twelve to twenty-five flowers, varying in 

 colour from light- to dark-purple ; quite distinct. Catani 

 is a form with very dark crimson flowers. 



L. neilgherrense. — Pale sulphur-yellow, very fragrant, 

 late ; requires greenhouse culture. India. 



L. nepalense (fig. 575). — Flowers funnel-shaped, golden- 

 yellow, tinged with deep purple inside at the base, and 

 often marked with scattered dots. Burma and China. 



L. pardalinum. — A magnificent Lily; stems 4 to 7 feet 

 high, bearing twelve to thirty flowers, colour bright-orange, 

 spotted with dark-crimson. California. 



L. pardalinum, var. Bourgcm. — Like the last, but 

 much deeper in colour, strong-growing, 6 feet high. 



L. pardalinum, var. calif ornicum. — Stem slender, 3 to 

 4 feet high ; flower deep-orange, spotted maroon ; tips of 

 petals bright-scarlet. 



L. pardalinum, var. Johnsoni. — A new variety, with 

 richly-coloured, prettily-spotted flowers. 



L. pardalinum, var. Micliauxii. — A very free late- 

 flowering form, with finely-coloured blooms. 



L. Parryi (fig. 576). — A beautiful Lily with citron- 

 yellow fragrant flowers, spotted with chocolate -brown ; it 

 likes peat and moisture. California. 



L. parvum. — A graceful Lily, attaining a height of 5 feet, 



Fig. 575,— Lilium nepalense. 



L. pardalinum, var. minor. — An early form, with 

 numerous small orange flowers, spotted black; tips of 

 petals in some cases stained crimson. 



Fig. 576.— Lilium Parryi. 



bearing numerous well-shaped canary -yellow flowers, shad- 

 ing to red. California. 



L. philadelphicum. — Stem bearing two to five flowers, 

 cup-shaped, base of petal yellow, maroon-spotted, tips of 

 petals bright-scarlet. N. America. 



L. philippinense. — Flowers large pure-white, similar to 

 L. longiflorum, deliciously scented, the foliage narrow and 

 long; greenhouse. Philippines. 



L. pomponium. — Bright -scarlet, much admired for its 

 rich colour, graceful shape, and slender foliage, quite 

 equal to L. chalcedonkum. Siberia. 



L. pidchellum. — Allied to L. concolor, bearing upright 

 crimson flowers, spotted black. Dahuria. 



L. pyrenaicum. — Very early, yellow flowers, heavily 

 spotted black, strong scent. Pyrenees. 



L. Roezlii. — Stems 2 to 3 feet with scattered linear foli- 

 age, the flowers arranged in a raceme some five to ten in 

 number, orange-red, purple-spotted. N. America. 



L. rubellum. — A charming little Lily, related to L. Kra- 

 mer i ; stems 1 to 2 feet high, bearing one to four elegant 

 rosy-pink bell-shaped flowers with yellow anthers. Japan. 



L. speciosum (fig. 571). — One of the most popular, suc- 

 ceeding admirably in the open border or in pots, producing 

 quantities of flowers, lasting well into the autumn, when 

 nearly all other Lilies are over. Japan. 



L. speciosum, var. album. — Pure-white, exterior red. 



L. speciosum, var. album Kraetzeri. — Pure-white. 



L. speciosum, var. album novum. — Flowers large, white, 

 anthers golden-yellow; greenhouse. 



L. speciosum, var. compactum. — Buds and flowers very 

 highly-coloured externally, foliage dark -green. 



L. speciosum, var. cruentum. — A dwarf Melpomene, very 

 highly coloured, late. 



L. speciosum, var. macranthum. — Large, deep-rose. 



L. speciosum, \ ax. Melpomene. — Strong and free, crimson- 

 purple, heavily spotted and margined white. 



