October 31, 1903. 
THE GARDENING WORLD . 
907 
Tiger Lilies. 
The above name would be most applicable to Lilium 
tigrinuin and its varieties, but we wish to point out that there 
are other Lilies which might well come under this heading. 
L. tigrinuin was introduced in 1804, and has proved one of 
the most tractable of hardy Lilies in cultivation. It is con¬ 
sidered a native both of China and Japan. The stems vary 
from 1L ft, to 6 ft. in height in the different forms, and in the 
old introduction they would bear from six to twelve flowers in 
a loose pyramidal panicle. These flowers are drooping, with 
long revolute segments, and are of a deep orange-red, spotted 
with claret. This Lily may be found in many old-fashioned 
gardens, both those of the lord of the manor and those of the 
cottager. In recent years, after the introduction of the finer 
forms, the planting of the old or typical Tiger Lily has been 
very much neglected. 
Three varieties have come in for the greater share of atten¬ 
tion, in recent years. These are L.t. flore pleno, L.t. splendens, 
and L.t. Fortunei, the first-named being notable for its double 
flowers, being one of the few Monocotyledons in which the 
flowers are sufficiently attractive in the double state to make 
them appreciated by gardeners. The flowers are perfectly 
full, and the colour is much the same as in the single one. 
Tire plants are strong and vigorous, while the flowers last quite 
as long or longer than the single ones. The most popular 
variety is L.t. splendens, which has rather larger flowers, 
though this may be largely a matter of cultivation. The 
colouring of the flowers is, however, richer and the spots bolder, 
being nearly black on the lower third of the segments. 
Another variety which has enjoyed a. certain amount' of 
popularity is L.t. Fortunei, which is chiefly distinguished by 
its densely woolly or shaggy stems, especially while making 
their growth, as a garden Lily it has been excelled, perhaps, 
by L. fortunei giganteum, which has also woolly stems, but is 
chiefly distinguished by its great vigour and the number of 
flowers which the stems carry, varying from twenty to fifty in 
a-panicle when the bulbs have become established, and make 
vigorous growth. Other varieties have been, cultivated, but 
seem to have fallen into neglect in more recent years. 
L. Leichtlinii is also a. Japanese species which is less known 
to cultivators generally than L, tigrinum. Hitherto it has 
been classed in the Mart agon section, of Lilies, but there can 
be no question that it is very closely allied to' the better-known 
species which we have just been considering. The chief dif¬ 
ferences are the slender green stems, which do not bear 
bulbuls in the axils of the upper leaves, and in, the small size 
of tlie bulbs. L. tigrinum has stout dark purple woolly stems, 
and bears bulbuls in. the axils of the upper leaves. 
These differences can readily be seen by reference to our 
illustrations of these Lilies, except in the case of the bulbs. 
The flowers of L. Leichtlinii appear larger, but that is chiefly 
due to the accident of photographing them at different dis¬ 
tances away. The flowers in. both cases are very similar in 
magnitude, and in certain varieties they also approach one 
another very closely in the matter of colour. 
The first-described or typical L. Leichtlinii has buff-yellow 
flowers spotted with orange. Plants grown under the name 
of L. L. major are of stronger growth, and are simply yellow. 
A much more highly coloured form has been described and 
cultivated under the name of L. Maximowiczii. It cannot, 
however, be regarded a.si a. species, and to distinguish it from 
the oldest-known form in gardens we should place it under the 
na.mei of L. L. Maximowiczii. The flowers are of bright orange- 
scarlet or brilliant orange, spotted with black, except on the 
upper third of the segments. It will thus be seen that this is 
by far the finest form of the species for garden purposes, and 
should do' much to create a. greater interest in this type of Lily, 
for it is really very handsome. The flowers are' as large as 
those of L. tigrinuin splendens, but- are not produced in. such 
numbers from the stem, all parts of the plant being of more 
slender growth than the true Tiger Lilies. We do not see, 
however, how it can be separated from the same group which 
would include L. tigrinum, for the two are certainly most closely 
allied. Our illustrations were reproduced from photographs 
taken, in the Royal Gardens', Kew, in August last. 
Proliferous Scabious. 
The abnormal production of green: foliage leaves from the 
centre of an inflorescence is fairly common, in some Composites, 
but is not often met with otherwise. 
These Scabious exhibit prolification very decidedly, each 
“ flowerhead ” having five or six small green, foliage leaves 
growing up out of the centre. Not only one or two- flowers, 
but every bud and flower on several plants show this abnor¬ 
mality, whilst others of the same strain and colour growing 
side by side are perfectly normal. Prolification in this ease 
has not been due to excessive food material; the plants have 
been, from start to finish, in poor, unmanured soil. It would 
be interesting to learn if seedlings or plants struck from cut¬ 
ting’s from the proliferous Scabious would display the abnormal 
features of the plant, F. M. Y. 
Competition in Systems of Forestry. —“ American Garden¬ 
ing ” announces the fact, that Germany and the United States 
are to enter into competition at the St. 1 ouis World’s Fair in 
order to determine whether the German or American method of 
forest management is the better and more practical. Tracis 
of land, each about five acres in extent, and partly covered 
with trees, are set apart for the contest. 
