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removal, as with all other Lilies. Frequent removals 

 are injurious. So long as they flower well do not disturb 

 them. See Engraving on Page 199. 



L. bulbiferum. — This species was known and 

 described by Parkinson in 1629, and from that day until 

 the present it has never had a fixed place in the family 

 of Lilies, and is known under a great variety of names. 

 L. croceum and L. umbellatum being the more common 

 appellations. This confusion arises from the fact of its 

 name being misleading. Its name would imply bulb- 

 bearing at the axils of its leaves, as is the case with the 

 L. tigrinum, the ordinary Tiger Lily, which it rarely, if 

 ever, does. Sometimes, if the flower-heads be removed 

 early in the season, small bulbs will form at the axils of 

 the leaves, but this is not sufficient to warrant its dis- 

 tinctive name. It is a native of Central Europe, grows 

 from two to three feet high, bearing an umbel of from 

 four to eight large, broad -petaled, cup-shaped flowers, 

 of a rich, dark cherry red color, having an orange blotch, 

 and a few black dots in the center. It is what might, 

 with considerable propriety, be termed hardy. It is a 

 strong, vigorous grower, very showy, and thriving under 

 nearly all circumstances. 



L. Buschianum. — A variety of L. concolor. 



Li. calif ornicum. — A variety of L. pardalinum. 



L. callosum. — An early, small flowering Lily from 

 Japan, where its bulbs are grown, like those of L. ti- 

 grinum, as an article of food ; flowers are bright red, 

 produced in a raceme of from four to eight. A variety, 

 stenophyllum, from Eastern Siberia, is of a taller and 

 stronger habit. This variety closely resembles L. tenui- 

 folium, but has not the same grace and brilliancy of 

 color. 



L. canadense. — This is the species so common in 

 our meadows, and known as the Meadow Lily. It grows 

 from two to four feet high, bearing from one to ten 



