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LILIUM SPECIOSUM ; var. ALBUM. 
L. longifolium which I have seen in Japan did not dispute the palm on account of 
its sweetness.” 
“The variety Tametomo , although it has pleased some botanists to make a 
peculiar species of it under the name of L. eximium , differs, nevertheless, only in 
its flowers being quite white, and the leaves rather more distinctly stalked. 
According to some of the Japanese botanists, it is found wild not only in the Loo- 
Choo islands, but also in the north of Japan ; but it has perhaps been confounded 
with L. japonicum , which is often wild in those countries.” 
Whether the variety thus called Tametomo and that now figured are identical, 
we have no means of deciding. Certain it is that the plant which has crept into 
British nurseries with the title of L. eximium is much more nearly allied to 
L. longiflorum than L. speciosum. 
This variety, which is more abundant in England than any other, though it 
has not the gorgeous colour of the species, is a most delightful plant, and its 
flowers are highly fragrant. Messrs. Lucombe, Pince, and Co. of Exeter, to whom 
we owe the present drawing, inform us that all the varieties were u planted out in 
the bed of their camellia house, and have thriven most luxuriantly. Indeed, they 
seem to be quite at home among the camellias, flourishing in the same soil and 
under the same treatment ; and although there is every reason to believe that they 
would succeed well in a warm border in the open ground, still they are most 
appropriately placed in the camellia house, as their flowers, which appear in July 
and August, agreeably vary the monotonous effect of camellias at that season ; 
whilst the dark green foliage of the latter sets off to great advantage the flowers of 
the lilies. A compost of sandy heath soil and rich sandy loam agrees well with 
them ; and it is not at all uncommon for strong stems to bear five or more flowers.” 
We have witnessed them with ten and twelve. 
The sole objection to this mode of treatment is that the plants attain a greater 
height than is consistent with their beauty, and if grown in large pots, and the 
leaves kept always up near the glass, they will acquire a degree of dwarfness which 
adds much to their appearance. 
In increasing these lilies, the best plan is to detach some of the outer scales of 
the bulbs, and plant them separately, towards the early spring, in small pots of 
light compost, or to grow the specimens vigorously, and wait for their natural 
multiplication by the formation of offsets. The last method may be preferable for 
the general culturist ; the first for those who desire a large quantity. 
