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said so much in regard to this Lily, but for the fact that 

 it is quite as important to say what a plant will not do, 

 as well as what it will do. 



L. Glehnii. — A variety of L. cordifolium, Page 

 206, but little cultivated. 



L. Hansoni. — Named in honor of the late P. Han- 

 son, of Brooklyn, N. Y., an enthusiastic bulb grower, 

 by Max Leichtlin, one of the best authorities on Lilies. 

 A well defined species growing from two to four feet 

 high, foliage bright green, in whorls, producing from 

 four to twelve dark yellow flowers, remarkable for the 

 thickness of petal and wax-like appearance. It will 

 thrive as luxuriantly as the common Tiger Lily, and is 

 quite as hardy. It increases rather slowly, by offsets 

 and division; flowers in June. In every collection of 

 as many as twelve Lilies this should be included. 



L. Horsmanni. — A variety of L. elegans, Page 209. 



L. Humboldtii. — This is the most showy and 

 graceful, and the most useful of all the species found on 

 the Pacific coast. It adapts itself to our climate fairly 

 well. Like most of the California species, it wants to 

 grow during our winter, and rest during our summer ; 

 yet we have had it do well enough to warrant having it 

 in a general collection. If the situation is favorable, 

 such as partial shade and a deep, rich soil, it will grow six 

 feet high, producing from thirty to forty flowers, bright 

 orange-red, spotted with black. Disappointment will 

 surely follow the growing of this Lily, unless it is thor- 

 oughly protected against frost. There is but one vari- 

 ety, Ocellatum, which is not as vigorous a grower as the 

 species ; it has larger flowers, the spots of which are sur- 

 rounded with a yellow circle ; it is a distinct form, but 

 little known. 



L. isabellinum. — A synonym of L. excelsum. 



Lf. jama- jure. — The Japanese name for L. Take- 

 sima. 



