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follows: "This lovely Lily must not be confounded 

 with the L. pomponium, usually sold as such ; this latter 

 being simply the red variety of L. pyrenaicum. L. pom- 

 ponium is elegant in growth, possesses a vigorous con- 

 stitution, and blooms earlier than the numerous varieties 

 of L. chalcedonicum and L. pyrenaicum, to which it is 

 related. It grows about three feet in height, is of erect 

 habit, and has long linear leaves. The flowers are pro- 

 duced in a lax raceme, one foot through, and a well 

 established plant will bear as many as twenty flowers. 

 It is a native of the Maritime Alps." The variety, py- 

 renaicum, is a similar, but smaller plant, with small 

 yellow flowers. A native of the Pyrenees, as its name 

 would imply. The variety, aTbanum, is an Iberian form, 

 like the yellow pyrenaicum, but with a little larger leaves, 

 and pollen of a different color ; the odor is sweet, like 

 that of honey, whereas the savor of the garden form is 

 rather nauseous. All the varieties are easily grown in 

 the open border, increasing quite rapidly. 



L. ponticum. — See L. M. Szovitsianum, Page 217. 



L. Prince of Orange. — A variety of L. elegans, 

 Page 208. . 



L. pseudo-tigrinum. — This form has had some 

 little difficulty in keeping a name, having been sold as 

 L. Fortunei, and later, in fact, now, as L. Maximowiczii. 

 It is, in every respect excepting color, identical with 

 L. Leichtlinii, growing from four to five feet high, bear- 

 ing from six to twelve light red flowers, with numerous 

 small black spots. It is variable in the form, as well as 

 in the color of its flowers ; some of the stems are quite 

 downy, others smooth. The color of the flowers seems 

 to be somewhat governed by the character of the soil in 

 which it grows. It is propagated readily from seed, as 

 well as by offsets. A peculiar feature of this Lily is the 

 length of time it continues in bloom, a strong plant 

 remaining in flower for upwards of four weeks. 



