September 5, 1896. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
IS 
month ot June, when its pure white and highly 
fragrant flowers are very acceptable. It thrives in 
any ordinary garden soil that is not too heavy, and 
when doing well should be left alone, as it dislikes 
disturbance. It is the real White Lily and a native 
of Southern Europe from Corsica to Persia and the 
Caucasus. 
L. washingtonianum.— Without doubt this is a 
magnificent Lily varying from 4 ft. to 6 ft. under 
favourable conditions, and producing from twelve to 
twenty flowers in a raceme. They are funnel-shaped, 
fragrant, and white or tinted with red or purple, and 
thinly speckled with lilac on the interior. The 
leaves are arranged in whorls, and the plant is bold 
and distinct. It is a native of California on the 
mountains near the coast. 
L. Parryi. —The funnel-shaped flowers of this 
species are of a clear yellow, thinly spotted internally 
with small purple specks, and produced in racemes 
of twelve to fifteen flowers on strong stems. It is a 
fragrant and handsome Lily,imported from California 
in 1879, and by no means common. The accompany¬ 
ing illustration (p. 12) will give an idea of the general 
contour of the species. 
L. TiGRiNUM, —The brilliant orange-red flowers of 
the Tiger Lily, handsomely spotted with dark purple, 
are familiar to most people. There are a few 
allied to L. speciosum but is more vigorous, reach¬ 
ing a height of 4 ft. to 5 ft. in the open ground. The 
flowers are of a beautiful orange apricot, but similar 
in form to those of L. speciosum. 
L. philadelphicum is totally different from any of 
the above, and like the next three species has erect, 
open flowers, which in this case are of a brilliant 
orange-red, thinly spotted with purple. The L. 
umbellatum of gardens is a vigorous form of this 
species. 
L. croceum has erect flowers of a lively orange, 
densely spotted with crimson and furnished with 
elevated papillae. During July it is a conspicuous 
feature of the open garden. It is a European species 
from Switzerland southwards. 
L. davuricum is equally hardy as it comes from 
Central and Eastern Siberia and forms a conspicuous 
feature of many gardens during July. The large 
erect flowers are of a brilliant red, and slightly 
spotted. It thrives in soil of a varied description. 
L. elegans is a Japanese species of the same 
alliance, bearing a few very large flowers on the top 
of dwarf stems. The flowers are orange-red in the 
type and the segments are nearly spotless and almost 
smooth compared with its allies. For bedding 
purposes it is very useful. There are many fine 
varieties of it, including L. e. armeniacum rich, 
dalmaticum, crimson purple, and L. M. album, with 
long racemes of white flowers (see illustration p. 12). 
L. monadelphum szovitzianum (see illustration 
p. 12) may be taken as a type of this same group of 
Lilies, but having scattered instead of whorled leaves. 
It is a bold and handsome Lily with large yellow 
flowers, spotted in the centre and borne on stately 
stems. 
L. Leichtlinii also has large yellow flowers 
handsomely spotted with purplish red. It is 
altogether distinct from the previous Lily. 
L testaceum is believed to be a garden hybrid 
between L. candidum and L. chalcedonicum, and 
this belief has been confirmed by trial. The flowers 
are soft reddish-yellow or testaceous as the name 
implies, and appear in July. 
L. chalcedonicum is a bright scarlet Lily of common 
occurence in gardens, flowering in July. It comes 
from Greece. 
L. pomponium comes from southern France and 
northern Italy and has bright orange-red flowers not 
unlike those of L. chalcedonicum, but the leaves are 
longer and more loosely arranged. All of the 
above Lilies from L. pardalinum to L. pomponium 
inclusive are of the easiest cultivation in ordinary 
garden soil; but they thrive best when planted in 
beds amongst dwarf Rhododendrons or other shrubs. 
Crocus Giant Purple in the Grasp, Regent’s Park. 
magnificent varieties including the richly spotted L. 
t. splendens and 1 t. florepleno (see illustration p.12). 
It comes from the temperate parts of Japan and China, 
and is of the easiest cultivation in any fairly good 
garden soil. 
L. auratum. —The golden-rayed Lily of Japan is 
even more familiar to the British public than the 
Tiger Lily, by reason of its extensive cultivation for 
conservatory and greenhouse decoration. It is the 
queen of all the Lilies, producing flowers a foot in 
diameter. On fasciated stems we have seen as many 
as 134 flowers in one huge cluster. In the southern 
counties it does well in peat soil in the open air. 
There are numerous splendid varieties in cultivation, 
of which L. a. rubrc-vittatum, L. a. Wittei, white, 
and L. a. platypbyllum are notable. 
L. speciosum.— There are numerous, choice and 
beautiful forms of this Japanese species, which is 
equally as common as L. auratum for pot culture. 
It is perfectly hardy in the south at least, and being 
dwarf in the open air, makes very. showy beds. 
There are something like five white varieties of it in 
gardens, but that known as L. s. Kraetzeri is the best. 
L. s. rubrum is heavily spotted with crimson, and L. 
s. Melpomene is one of the darkest and finest. 
L. Henryi is one of the handsomest of recent 
introductions, having been sent home from Ichang, 
China, by Dr. Henry in 1888. It is most nearly 
apricot, L. e. cruentum, crimson, and L. e. Wallacei, 
glowing apricot. 
L. pardalinum.— This may well be taken as a 
representative of a large group of Lilies charac¬ 
terised by the segments of the flower, being strongly 
rolled back in the form of a turban (see illustration 
p.12). The species under notice is a stately Lily much 
cultivated within recent years in the flower garden. 
The flowers are bright orange-red, with a lighter 
centre, beautifully spotted; but a great amount of 
variation may be noted in a large bed of this stately 
species. The leaves are whorled. 
L. canadense is a dwarf species with drooping, 
bell-shaped, bright red spotted flowers. Like the 
last it comes from North America. 
L. humboldti comes from California and grows 
from 4 ft. to 5 ft. high, bearing from six to forty 
flowers on vigorous stems. The large reddish-orange 
and purple veined flowers are very handsome. 
L. Hansoni. — The flowers of this Japanese species 
are of a beautiful orange-apricot hue; but are other¬ 
wise remarkable for the thick and spongy character 
of the segments. It is of easy culture and handsome 
in beds. 
L. Martagon. —The Turk’s cap Lily is one of the 
oldest, commonest, and most easily grown in cultiva¬ 
tion. The type has dull purplish red flowers, but 
there are several beautiful varieties, including L. M. 
so that the soil may be shaded from hot sunshine to 
prevent too great a loss of moisture. Every garden 
should possess a good number of them. 
We are indebted to Mr. T. S. Ware of Tottenham, 
for all the illustrations of Lilies here presented for 
the benefit of our readers. 
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CROCUSES- 
Soon after the waxy blooms of the Snowdrop have 
made theif appearance, and before they have 
entirely left j’s, does the humble Crocus brave the 
blast of early spring, and star the ground with its 
bright blossc/ir; The earliness of its flowering 
season alone ' hid insure it a hearty welcome, but 
when to this is added a full share of beauty, it is 
manifest that the Crocus holds an important position 
amongst plants suitable for the decoration of the 
flower garden in early spring. The cottager knows 
it, and loves it well, and it is an honoured occupant 
of our great public parks, as well as of the large 
gardens of the landed proprietor. 
Broadly speaking, the genus may be divided into 
two sections, the first in which the plants flower in 
spring, and the second in which they flower in 
autumn. It is with the first sect’ ' that we have 
now to deal, the other must Lc jit for future 
consideration. 
Crocus vernus, from which most of the varieties 
