Volume XIII. 
MARCH, 1884 . 
No. 3 . 
LILIUM MARTAGON. 
The accompanying illustration of Scarlet 
Martagon Lily was made in 1608, and pub¬ 
lished in the Florilegium Renovatum, at 
Frankfort-on-the-Main, in 1641. 
This Lily is popularly known as Lilium 
Chalcedonicum, and is the most showy of 
any of the Martagon or Turk’s Cap group. 
It is a general favorite, not merely for its 
tall, graceful spike, with its immense num¬ 
ber of scarlet, pendulous flowers, contrasting 
admirably with the Candidum and Excel- 
sum, but because, when once established, it 
succeeds remarkably well, adapting itself 
to almost any soil or situation. Why this 
Lily is so rarely met, in comparison to more 
inferior sorts, we cannot understand, unless 
it be from the fact that it is an old variety, 
and, like many others, has had to make 
way for those of more recent introduction, 
but the demand for it is at present so great, 
that cultivators are now giving their atten¬ 
tion to its propagation, and, as in the case 
of all other plants for which there is a 
demand, the supply will soon be forthcom¬ 
ing. This, in common with other Lilies, 
should be planted deep, and in a dry soil, 
at least one where water will not stand dur¬ 
ing winter. The shrubbery border is the one 
best adapted to them, as the partial shade 
afforded, seems to meet their requirements. 
Scarlet Martagon Lily. 
