Lilium
To the species and varieties described on pp. 266-74, Vol. II., the following should now be added:
L. auratum virginale (virgin-white). fl. white, lacking the usual spotting, being simply banded yellow. 1882. A rare form.
L. columbianum lucidum (clear). fl. bright golden-yellow, spotted with brown, agreeably scented, nodding, with recurved segments. l. dark, glossy green, lanceolate or ovate, alternate below and verticillate above. Stem 3ft. to 4 1/2ft. high, green or greenish-purple. Bulb rather small, with narrow, sharply-pointed scales. California.
L. elegans cruentum (bloody). fl. of a deep blood-crimson, mottled and streaked with a deeper shade. 1882. One of the finest of the group. L. e. robustum (robust). fl. deep orange, marked all over with small spots of dark brown, large and handsome. 1882.
L. japonicum Brownii viridulum (slightly-greenish). fl. creamy-white, tinged on the outside with yellowish-green, having only a faint dash of claret-brown. Japan, 1885.
L. pardalinum Warei (Ware's). fl. varying from lemon to orange-yellow, unspotted, smaller than in the type. l. shorter and more cordate. Lower California, 1886.
L. speciosum Melpomene (Melpomene). fl. rich, bright crimson, 8in. across, the perianth segments margined with white, richly spotted. l. very broad. 1882.