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identified in the herbarium as Lilium tenuifolium, Fisch, but I am of 

 opinion that they are Lilium Fargesii^ Franchet, a Lily discovered by 

 Pere Farges in the mountains of Szechwan, westward from where I found 

 the Lily north of Ichang. My specimens had greenish-white flowers, with 

 numerous mauve dots on the interior of the perianth, and Franchet 

 describes his species, as yellow, marked on the inside with numerous 

 purple spots. My specimens resemble exactly a drawing of Lilinm 

 Fargesii in the Kew Herbarium. My plant is quite different from 

 tcnuifoliwn, which has crimson flowers. 



Lilium gigantciim, Wall., only occurs in high mountain forests both in 

 Hupeh and Yunnan. It differs from other Lilies in its habitat, as it is 

 never seen in open grassy places, or in ravines. It is a characteristic 



Fig. 181, — L. giganteum. 



plant of mountain forests. The flowers vary considerably in colour. The 

 perianth is often pure white, with the exception of a narrow band of red 

 on the outer edge of the segments, interiorly and exteriorly. Generally, 

 of the six segments, four would show red bands, the other two being 

 pure white. In a variety noticed by me in Hupeh, the flowers are almost 

 • green, with some reddish-brown on the interior of the perianth. (Fig, 181.) 



In Formosa my collector brought me Lilium lougiflorum, Thunb., from 

 the South Cape, but I had no opportunity myself of seeing this plant 

 growing wild. It occurs at Tamsui, at the northern end of the island, and 

 is also recorded from the Loochoo Islands. Apes' Hill, a mountain close 

 to Tchow, on the west of the island, rising to about 1,100 feet, was 

 thoroughly botanised by me, but I never saw any Lily there. 



Recently I have been stationed in the south of the province of 



