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L. medeoloides. — A Japanese form, with the habit 

 of L. concolor and L. pukhellum. It is a very difficult 

 subject to manage from imported bulbs, which are so 

 small, and with such delicate, thin scales, that they 

 easily perish. A good stock can only be procured in 

 this country by growing them from seeds. 



L. Melpomene. — A seedling form from L. speci- 

 osum rubrum, to which it is referred. 



L. Michauxii. — A synonym of L. carolinianum. 



L. monadelphum. — This truly magnificent Lily 

 has had a difficult time in establishing its name. From 

 time to time it has appeared under several names, and 

 various varieties have appeared under its name. The 

 chief difference in the varieties being, that some are 

 spotted, others plain, and that some have larger flowers 

 than the type. These variations will be noticed in the 

 varieties. In the open border the Monadelphum grows 

 from two to three feet high, with a terminal cluster of 

 from six to twenty turban-shaped flowers, ranging in 

 color from a rich canary-yellow to a pale lemon-yellow. 

 This Lily and its varieties are of Asiatic origin ; all suc- 

 ceed well in rich soil, in partial shade, where water does 

 not stand. It may be well to state here, that our descrip- 

 tion of forms is as they are grown and appear in America ; 

 that the same forms described in other countries are 

 from the standpoint of their appearance there, and the 

 differences between the two are very great. In the open 

 border the English-grown Lilies far surpass ours, as we 

 usually grow them, while our greenhouse specimens far 

 surpass theirs. So much for climatic influences. The 

 following are the varieties of Monadelphum : 



Vars. colchicum, Szovitsianum, Loddigesia- 

 num. — These are strictly synonyms, rather than varie- 

 ties, neither having any distinctive character not pos- 

 sessed by the others, that the difference in culture and 

 situation will produce any variation noticeable in form 



