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l. about thirty at the flowering time, spreading or deflexed, linear-lanceolate; the lower ones 6in. to 9in. long, nine to fifteen lines broad below the middle, acuminate. Stem 2ft. to 4ft. high, rigid, erect, purplish-green, terete. Japan, 1862. A really splendid plant, of which a large number of varieties are in cultivation (B. M. 5338; F. d. S. 1528-31; I. H. ix. 338; R. H. 1867, 371.) L. autumnale (autumnal). A synonym of L. superbum carolinianum. L. avenaceum (Oat-like). fl. few, sometimes sub-umbellate, on pedicels 2in. to 3in. long; perianth fine reddish-yellow, slightly scented, 1 1/4in. to 1 1/2in. long; segments lanceolate, about 1/2in. broad, cucullate at apex, minutely dotted. l. horizontal, oblanceolate, 3in. to 4in. long, 1/2in. to 1 1/2in. broad, glabrous, tender, sometimes partly whorled. Stem glabrous, terete, 1 1/2ft. to 2ft. high. Japan, &c., 1865. (R. G. 485.) L. Bloomerianum (Bloomer's). A synonym of L. Humboldtii. L. Brownii (Brown's). A synonym of L. japonicum Brownii. L. bulbiferum (bulb-bearing).* fl. red, slightly cottony on the outside, 2in. to 2 1/2in. long, permanently erect; raceme sometimes congested into an umbel, twelve to eighteen-flowered. Summer. l. irregularly scattered, fifty to sixty to a stem at the flowering time, linear, erecto-patent, sessile, the upper ones bearing clustered or solitary, stalked or sessile, chestnut-brown bulblets in their axils. Stem 2ft. to 4ft. high, rigid, erect, sulcate, pubescent. Bulb ovoid, the outer scales 1in. deep. Europe, 1820. A very desirable garden plant. (B. M. 1018; J. F. A. 226.) L. bulbiferum (bulb-bearing), of De Candolle. A synonym of L. croceum. L. callosum (callous-bracted). fl. bright scarlet, drooping, 1 1/4in. to 1 1/2in. deep, about a dozen in a narrow, regular, thyrsoid raceme; peduncles 1in. to 1 1/2in. long, subtended by a pair of small bracts, which are curiously indurated, and hood-shaped at the tip. Summer. l. ascending, about thirty to a stem at the flowering time; lower ones 4in. to 5in. long, scarcely over 1/8in. broad at the middle, having a long acute point; edge slightly recurved. Stem 2ft. to 3ft. high, moderately slender, sub-terete. Japan, 1840. (S. Z. F. J. ix. 41.) L. canadense (Canadian).* fl. varying in colour from bright yellow to pale bright red, with copious spots, especially in the lower two-thirds, of purplish-red corymbose, pendulous; perianth 2in. to 2 1/2in. long, the divisions much less reflexed than those of L. Martagon. Summer. l. typically in four or five regular whorls, 2in. to 3in. apart, of six to fifteen oblanceolate leaves, spreading nearly horizontally, narrowed gradually to an acute point. Stem 1 1/2ft. to 3ft. high, erect, terete. Bulb more or less obliquely rhizomatous. North America, 1829. SYN. L. penduliflorum. (B. M. 800, 858; F. d. S. 1174.) L. c. parvum (small). fl. loosely corymbose, drooping, on very slender pedicels 3in. to 4in. long; perianth bright orange-red, 1in. to 1 1/4in. long, the tube greenish externally, the segments oblanceolate, spotted with dark red-purple about the throat. June. l. scattered or whorled, or both, on the same stem, lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, 1 1/2in. to 2in. long. Stem slender, 1 1/2ft. to 2ft. high. California. (B. M. 6146; R. G. 725.) L. candidum (white).* St. Joseph's Lily. fl. pure pearl-white, very rarely tinged with purple on the outside, 2in. to 3in. long, the upper ones more or less ascending, the lower drooping; racemes from five to ten or even twenty-flowered, thyrsoid. June. l. six to two hundred, much crowded in the lower half, erecto-patent, linear, the lowest reaching 6in. to 8in. long, 1/2in. tc 1in. broad above the middle. Stem 2ft. to 3ft. high, stiff, erect, six to nine lines thick at the base. South Europe, 1596. A very handsome and common species. (B. M. 278.) L. c. peregrinum (foreign). fl. rather smaller than those of the type; divisions a little narrower. l. also narrower and fewer. The whole plant more slender in habit. SYN. L. peregrinum (under which name it is figured in S. B. F. G. ser. ii. 367).

L. c. spicatum (spicate). A garden form, with petaloid white bracts. L. c. striatum (striated). fl. having the segments striped with purple externally. (F. d. S. 735.) L. carniolicum (Carniolian). fl. bright orange-yellow, passing sometimes into scarlet, 1 1/2in. to 2in. long; peduncles 2in. to 3in. long. June and July. l. thirty to forty, always scattered, much-ascending, linear-lanceolate, acute, the edge minutely ciliated. Stem 2ft. to 3ft. high, stout, erect. Bulb ovoid, with lanceolate scales 1in. deep. South Europe, &c.

L. carolinianum (Carolina). A synonym of L. superbum carolinianum. L. Catesbaei (Catesby's).* fl. bright orange-red, copiously spotted with purple, solitary, 3in. to 4in. long. Summer. l. never whorled, twenty to thirty, ascending, sessile; lower ones lanceolate, acute; the upper ones growing gradually smaller and narrower, and ceasing from 1in. to 2in. below the flower. Stem 1ft. to 2ft. high, slender, erect, straight. North America. (B. M. 259; L. B. C. 807; S. B. F. G. ser. ii. 185.) L. chalcedonicum (Chalcedonian).* fl. bright scarlet, rarely yellowish, from one to six, sub-corymbose, pendulous; peduncles 2in. to 4in. long. Summer. l., at the flowering time, fifty to eighty, lower ones sub-patent, upper ones ascending, all scattered, linear. Stem stiff, erect, 2ft. to 3ft. high, striated. Greece, 1796.(B. M. 30; F. d. S. 2160.) An old and well-known garden favourite. There is a very desirable form, majus; and another, graecum, having smaller flowers, but a taller habit than the type.

L. colchicum (Colchican). A synonym of L. monadelphum Szovitsianum. L. columbianum (British Columbian). fl. two or three, umbellate, on slender pedicels 2in. to 4in. long; perianth of a splendid reddish-orange, 1 1/2in. to 2in. long, the lanceolate segments dotted with purple and reflexed. l. few; lower ones disposed in four or five-leaved whorls; upper ones sparse, oblanceolate, acute, 1 1/2in. to 2in. long, about 1/2in. broad. Stem 1 1/2ft. to 2ft. high, slender, glabrous. Oregon, British Columbia, 1872. L. concolor (one-coloured). fl. bright scarlet, 1 1/2in. to 2in. long, disposed in corymbs of five or six; peduncles erecto-patent. Summer. l. twenty to thirty at the flowering time, scattered irregularly, spreading, lanceolate, the lower ones 3in. to 4in. long, narrowed to both ends. Stem 1ft. to 3ft. high, erect, sub-terete, obscurely pubescent. Bulb ovoid, about 1in. deep. China, 1806. (B. M. 1165.) SYN. L. sinicum (F. d. S. 1206; I. H. 100). L. c. Buschianum (Busch's).* fl. splendid scarlet, lower portion of segments bearing numerous small black spots. L. narrow, deep green. Southern Siberia. (L. B. C. 1628; B. M. 6005, under name of L. c. sinicum.) L. c. coridion (Coridion). fl. bright yellow, scattered over, principally on the lower half of the face, with distinct reddish-brown-spots, solitary. Japan. (R. G. 885.) L. c. Partheneion (Partheneion). fl. bright red-yellow, faintly spotted on the face, solitary. Japan.

L. c. pulchellum (pretty). fl. bright scarlet, with a few faint spots of black, erect, twelve to fourteen lines long, solitary in the wild plants, but produced in half-dozens under cultivation. l. twenty to thirty at the flowering time, scattered irregularly, narrow-linear, ascending. Stems slender, 6in. to 12in. high, slightly sulcate. Bulb ovoid, about the size of a hazel-nut; the scales few, fleshy, ovate, snow-white. Mongolia, &c., 1834. A very pretty little variety, rarely seen in cultivation. SYN. L. pulchellum.(R. G. 1860, 284) L. c. sinicum (Chinese). A synonym of L. c. Buschianum. L. cordifolium (heart-shape-leaved).* fl. white, yellow, purple; perianth narrow, funnel-shaped; racemes four to ten-flowered; pedicels floriferous, spreading; anthers yellow. August. l., primordial ones tinged with blood-colour; stem ones deeply cordate, on long petioles. Stem 3ft. to 4ft. high. Japan, 1853. SYN. Ilemerocallis cordata.

L. coruscans (glittering). A garden synonym of L. elegans atrosanguineum. L. croceum (yellow).* fl. disposed in deltoid or umbellate racemes; perianth erect, broadly funnel-shaped; segments beautiful golden, slightly scarlet-tinted. July. l. scattered, clustered, spreading, or at length lightly squarrose, linear; inferior ones sessile, glabrous, firm. Stem 3ft. to 6ft. high, purple-spotted, more or less cobwebby. South Europe. SYN. L. bulbiferum (of De Candolle) (under which name it is figured in B. M. 36). L. davuricum (Dahurian).* fl. umbellate or shortly racemose; perianth beautiful scarlet; pedicels naked or lightly cobwebby. July. l. sessile, linear, trinerved. Stem 2ft. to 3ft. high, slender, green. Siberia, 1745. SYNS. L. pennsylvanicum (B. M. 872), L. spectabile (R. G. 349).(B. M. 1210; R. G. 740.) L. elegans (elegant).* fl. pale scarlet-red, scarcely at all spotted, from 5in. to 6in. across when expanded. July. l. broader than in the other forms, lanceolate, sometimes 1in. wide, without bulblets in their axils. Stem one or two-headed. Japan, 1835. SYNS. L. aurantiacum (P. M. B. vii. 127), L. lancifolium, L. Thunbergianum (B. R. 1839, 38).

L. e. alutaceum (ornamentally-dotted). fl. solitary; perianth pale apricot colour; interior of segments copiously dotted with purple. Stem dwarf. SYN. L. Thunbergianum aureum nigromaculatum (under which name it is figured in F. d. S. 1627).

L. e. armeniacum (apricot-colour).* fl. golden-spotted, one or two. l. thirty to forty; inferior ones linear. Stem under 1ft. high. L. e. atrosanguineum (dark red).* fl. very often solitary; segments broad, blotched with red. SYN. L. coruscans, of gardens.

L. e. bicolor (two-coloured). fl. orange-red, with purplish-black spots. 1870. SYN. L. aurantiacum, of gardens.

L. e. brevifolium (short-leaved). fl., perianth pale red, black-spotted. July. l. shorter and broader than in the type. Japan. SYN. L. alternans, of gardens. L. e. citrinum (orange-coloured). This scarcely differs from L. e. armeniacum. (F. d. S. 2319.) L. e. fulgens (bright). A variety having flowers blotched with red. (I. H. 657.) Batemanni is a splendid form of this.

L. e. pardinum (leopard-spotted). This variety scarcely differs from L. e. bicolor, but the stem is taller, and the flowers are umbellate. L. e. sanguineum (blood-coloured).* fl., segments blood-red, mixed with golden. L. lanceolate. Stem 1ft. to 1 1/2ft. high. (B. R. 1846, 50.) Other varieties are: haematochroum (I. H. 503), with deep claret-red flowers, and venustum (B. R. xxxii. 50), both with narrower leaves and more campanulate flowers.

L. excelsum (tall). A synonym of L. testaceum.

L. eximium (choice). A synonym of L. longiflorum eximium. L. giganteum (giant).* fl. white, slightly tinged with green on the outside, and with purple in the throat, funnel-shaped, 5in. to 6in. long, measuring about 1in. round at the base, saccate, especially on the lower side, and 5in. to 6in. round the neck when fully expanded, the segments spreading only at the very tip; raceme from six to twelve-flowered, and from 12in. to 20in. long.