August 20, 1904. 
The Gardening World 
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PJateS have appeared in 
recent numbers :— 
July 4 —APHELANDRA AURANTIACA 
ROEZLII. 
August L— BORONIA HETEROPHYLLA. 
September 12.— SIX NEW DAFFODILS. 
October 3 — LILIUM AURATUM PLA- 
TYPHYLLUM SHIRLEY VAR. 
Novembei 14.—ROSE MME. N. LEVA 
VASSEUR. 
January ' 2 —HYBRID TEA-SCENTED 
ROSE IRENE. 
January 30. — TUBEROUS BEGONIA 
COUNTESS OF WARWICK. 
February 27. -A FINE STRAIN OF 
GLOXINIAS. 
April 2. — WISTARIA MULTIJUGA 
RUSSELLIANA. 
May 7 —CACTUS DAHLIA DAINTY. 
June 4 —CACTUS DAHLIA SPITFIRE. 
July 16.— ROSE LADY BATTERSEA. 
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GROUP OF HYBRID PHAIUS WITH 
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BOUGAINVILLEA MAUD CHATTLE- 
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Views and Reviews. 
Lilies at Kew. 
The genus Lilium contains, a Large number 
of species, most of which are now in cultiva¬ 
tion in some part, of the world, or have been. 
It will, therefore, be impossible in a, short 
article to deal with anything like a. tithe of 
the known Lilies, so that we intend to refer 
briefly to trass which we have noted in bloom 
this year in the Royal Gardens, Ivew. All 
the .sections have been well represented, with 
the exception, perhaps, of Cardioorinum, 
some of which may have bloomed in some 
part of the gardens and escaped us, though 
there has been nothing special in that section 
this year. 
Amongst the earlier flowering forms were 
■the Martagons, represented by the type, as 
well -as by L. Martagon album, L. M. dalma- 
ticum, and L. M. Catanii. These are mostly 
placed about in beds of shrubbery upon the 
grass, and the two latter were represented by 
some very strong specimens. The species 
naturally commences to bloom early, but the 
stronger specimens kept up a display for a. 
considerable time, and recently-planted bulbs 
also, flowered late. Thei two last-named varie¬ 
ties are notable for the. intensity of their 
colours, but, except by contrast with the 
white one, they can hardly be described as 
attractive Lilies when seen at a distance. The 
same fault, of course, applies to dark flowers 
of almost any description. 
Equally early was L. Hansoni, which has a 
remarkably striking effect when the buds are 
about fully grown but yet unexpanded. 
Owing to the remarkable thickness of the 
segments, the buds are almost globular, re¬ 
sembling fruits hanging at the end of the 
flower stalks. When fully expanded they 
are of a rich orange, and spotted with crim¬ 
son in the middle. It was one of the most 
successful Lilies this year, even better than 
last, the plants flowering with remarkable 
profusion. More conspicuous than, ever was 
the Panther Lily (L. pardalinum), on account 
of the large numbers scattered about in 
Rhododendron beds in various parts of the 
garden. The plants do not flower with equal 
freedom nor attain the same robust vigour 
every year, a fact which may be due to vari¬ 
ous circumstances. Being planted amongst 
Rhododendrons, requires a deal of care °to 
maintain an equilibrium between the latter 
and the Lilies, in order to give both full 
green are liable to encroach upon the Lilies, 
and thereby prevent the foliage and stems 
from getting a due share of light. The 
flowers are .orange in the lower portion, or 
sometimes golden-yellow, richly spotted with 
crimson, and orange-scarlet, red or even crim¬ 
son on the upper half of the segments with¬ 
out spots. 
To the casual observer this brings the 
1 anther Lily in close contact with L 
superbum, but it may be readily distin¬ 
guished by the way in which the individual 
flower-stalks are curved outwards at the base, 
whereas those of L. superbum rise up straight 
from the main stem before curving ove/ait 
the tips. Almost the same amount of varia¬ 
tion may be seen in this last species as in 
the Panther Lily, but the flowers are more 
panicle a PT ramid al raceme or 
The Tiger Lilies (L. tigrinum and L.t. 
■ plendens) commence flowering in July and 
are notable, for the richly-spotted character 
°t their lowers, especially in the variety 
which we have just named. Much less known 
LN L. Lenchtlinn Maxmiowiezii, which is again 
flowering quite as well this year a.s it did 
last, and is certainly closely allied to the 
Tiger Lilies, though the flowers are brighter 
m colour. They may be described as" bril¬ 
liant orange, spotted with black, except on 
the upper third of the segments. This Lilv 
is very easily distinguished from the Trier 
mfoWG @ , m ° re Slender Stems l^es 
and by the absence of bulbils in the axils of 
the leaves. The flower buds are slightly ftoc- 
oose m early stages, and the leaves have a 
woolly tuft at the very base of the stalk, but 
otherwise no part of the plant ever exhibit 
the woolly appearance seen in the Tiger Lily 
ie typical L Leichtlmii varies from buif- 
yellow to bright yellow, but we have not yet 
observed it in the gardens. This variety 
v uch we mention, is:, however, a grand acaui 
sition to the list of hardy Lilies. q 
A more recent addition to the list is L 
sutchuenense also from China, and con¬ 
sidered closely allied to L. Leichtlmii Maxi- 
Xl C nt\ bUt * a ° erta,inl T half so im- 
] tant fn>lu a decorative point of view sot 
Th aS l ,th f - Spe fi! nen ! have Puerto indicated. 
The plant is of dwarfer habit, weaker growth 
v i, i veiy s ender, linear, dark green and i-e- 
curved leaves, with from one to four soft 
oranget-ooloured flowers, spotted with crim 
son on the lower third of the segments. The 
latter are of great substance and Ufo. to 
l 2 m. long, more or less hooded at the apex, 
