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LILIUM THUNBERGIANUM FLORE-PLENO. 
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been flowered so long since as 1862 by Mr. Standisli, from bulbs sent from Japan 
by Mr. Fortune. 
The plant grows to a foot or somewhat more in height. The stem is fur¬ 
nished with lance-shaped leaves three or four inches long, and is surmounted by 
two flowers, which latter have the perianth segments recurved and spread out, so 
as to measure about 6 in. across. In place of the usual six stamens, there are six 
erect, obovate, spathulate, petaloid filaments, which are deeply bifid, with the 
LlLIUM THUNBERGIANUM FLORE-PLENO. 
anther seated in the cleft. The colour of the flower is a deep fiery red, partially 
dotted with black. The petaloid filaments have a stain of crimson, and are paler 
at the edge, and slightly dotted. 
This Lily, it will be seen, is quite different in structure from the double- 
flowered Tiger-lily, of which an account accompanied by a coloured plate was given 
at page 25. The duplication is also of a different character, for while here the 
stamens become petaloid, in that the perianth segments form several overlying 
layers, and are all of the same shape and colour.—M. 
