TURKSCAP LILY 



hilium superbum Linnaeus 



It is not surprising that Linnaeus gave the specific name superbum 

 to this beautiful lily. Anyone who has seen it growing in meadows 

 or bogs in midsummer will never forget the impression created by a 

 great number of these plants blooming together. The stems, which 

 at times attain a height of seven feet, are crowned with a panicle of 

 magnificent flowers, sometimes numbering forty, whose color varies 

 from red to orange. This lovely wildling yields easily to garden treat- 

 ment, especially in acid, boggy soil, and survives from year to year, 

 even increasing in beauty. 



Turkscap lily is found from the mountains of Georgia to Missouri, 

 and northward to New Brunswick and Minnesota. 



The flowers sketched grew near Washington, District of Columbia. 



PLATE 2.56 



