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138463 to 138469— Continued 



A herbaceous perennial with purple-tinged white bulbs, slender erect 

 stems 3 feet high, scattered linear-lanceolate leaves, and one to six fragrant 

 nodding, bell-shaped, creamy, white flowers 2 to 3 inches across, spotted red 

 brown on the inside. Native to Burma and western China. 



For previous introduction see 133353. 



138464. Lilium GIGANTEUM Wall. Giant lily. 



A Himalayan lily, with bulbs that grow close to the surface in rich black 

 mold, at altitudes of 7,500 to 9,000 feet, where they are covered with snow 

 from November to April. The plants are 6 to 9 feet high, and the smooth 

 hollow stems are used for musical pipes. The handsome cordate leaves, 

 shining dark green above and paler beneath, are 10 to 12 inches long on 

 petioles of equal length; both become smaller near the apex. 



For previous introduction see 129244. 



138465. Lilium nepalense D. Don. Lily. 



A showy lily, native to the central Himalayas, with a slender erect stem 

 2 to 3 feet long, leafy to the inflorescence. The glossy, bright-green leaves, 

 4 to 6 inches long, are oblong-lanceolate and five-ribbed. The flowers, 4 to 5 

 inches long, are greenish yellow outside and yellow within and flushed, 

 except in the upper third, with purplish black. 



For previous introduction see 133114. 



138466. Lilium ochraceum Franch. 



A rare and beautiful lily from Burma, not hardy except in the most favor- 

 able districts; it is an admirable cool greenhouse plant. This is a very 

 variable species, producing flowers that range in color from deep golden 

 yellow to pale yellow stained in varying degrees with deep wine purple. 



For previous introduction see 133354. 



138467. Lilium polyphyllum D. Don. 



A lily with a stoloniferous white pink-tinged bulb, a green stem 4 to 5 

 feet high, and fairly numerous scattered linear to oblong-lanceolate leaves 

 2 to 8 inches long. The fragrant nodding flowers, 2 to 12 in a lax umbel 

 or raceme, are dull yellowish green outside, marble-white-spotted, and 

 streaked with purple within, and are 2 to 3 inches across. 



For previous introduction see 133116. 



138468. Lilium wallichianum Schult. f. Wallich lily. 



A lily 4 to 6 feet high, with linear leaves 6 to 9 inches long, and usually 

 solitary, creamy waxy-white, fragrant flowers 9 inches long that are golden 

 yellow to the base inside and green outside. 



For previous introduction see 133117. 



138469. Lilium thomsonianum (D. Don) Lindl. (L. roseum Wall.). 



Thomson lily. 



A bulbous plant, with an erect stem more than a foot high and narrow 

 grasslike leaves, mostly crowded at the base of the stem. The pale-mauve 

 or rosy, bell-shaped, drooping flowers with deep-purple anthers are more 

 than an inch long and in a terminal raceme containing 8 to 10 flowers. 



For previous introduction see 126543. 



138470 to 138472. 



From South America. Seeds presented by John J. Hamilton, Washington 

 D. C. Received July 29, 1940. 



From Puerto Montt, Chile. 



138470. Greigia sphacelata (Ruiz and Pav.) Regel. Bromeliaceae. 





