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Var. Chaixii. — A rather pleasing form bearing but 

 one or two flowers on a spike, not more than fifteen 

 inches high. Not much cultivated. 



Bermuda Lily. — A common name for L. longiflo- 

 rum, var. eximium, Pages 189 and 215. 



L. omentum. — A variety of L. speciosum. 



L. dalmaticum.— A sub-variety of L. Martagon. 



L. Davidi. — A synonym of Partheneion, Page 206. 



L. davuricum. — This species resembles L. tuhiflo- 

 rum, in its large, erect, open, bell-shaped flowers, which 

 are deep red, yellowish in the center, and dark spotted. 

 It is one of the most desirable of its class, flowering well 

 in partial shade. Like others nearly allied, this species 

 has many varieties, most of which are described under 

 other species. 



Easter Lily. — A common name for L. longiflorum 

 eximium, formerly applied to L. candidum, Page 202. 



L. elegans. — An early flowering Lily, and one of 

 the best for general cultivation, for early flowers and for 

 display. It was formerly sent out under the name of 

 L. Thuribergianum, which is now regarded as a sub- 

 variety of the species. It is a variable species, there 

 now being listed more than a score of varieties, and 

 probably as many sub-varieties. The type grows about 

 one foot high, with stout, erect stems, furnished with 

 numerous narrow leaves, and terminated with an umbel 

 of dark orange-red flowers, from five to six inches across. 

 Dr. Wallace, the celebrated authority on Lilies, has 

 made the following very excellent classification of the 

 varieties : 



Group A. 



Var. armeniacum ( venustum). — One of the latest 

 flowering ; a rich vermilion orange-colored form, with- 

 out spots, known at once by its peculiar twisted foliage ; 

 it grows about one foot high. 



