. Handbook of hardy trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants ... Based on the French work of Messrs. Decaisne and Naudin ...entitled 'Manuel de l'amateur des jardins,' and including the original woodcuts by Riocreux and Leblanc. Plants, Ornamental. 5o8 L Ilia ecu :'—Lilitim. European forms. L. Darhricum, syn. L. sprddbila of Liuk, and L. Thunhergiij lium, are Asiatic forms. The latter is from Japan and common in gardens, and is distinguished by its broader foliage and larg(n' scarcely spotted flowers. Besides the above extreme forms tliere is a host of in- termediate varieties in cul- tivation dif
. Handbook of hardy trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants ... Based on the French work of Messrs. Decaisne and Naudin ...entitled 'Manuel de l'amateur des jardins,' and including the original woodcuts by Riocreux and Leblanc. Plants, Ornamental. 5o8 L Ilia ecu :'—Lilitim. European forms. L. Darhricum, syn. L. sprddbila of Liuk, and L. Thunhergiij lium, are Asiatic forms. The latter is from Japan and common in gardens, and is distinguished by its broader foliage and larg(n' scarcely spotted flowers. Besides the above extreme forms tliere is a host of in- termediate varieties in cul- tivation differing chiefly in \ he size and colouring of the flowers : vitellliMm,auran- f) acu m, hamatochrduiu, ((.tromaculatwin, atrosan- rjuineum, and veirustum, are some of them. L. jjulchcUujii is an ele- gant dwarf species from Kastern .Siberia with gla- brous linear leaves and very small bright scarlet slightly spotted flowers. L. con- rnlijr, including 'icum, is a Chinese species with pubescent lanceolate leaves and small bright red and yel- low faintly spotted flowers. L. lancifdliurii has small white flowers less than an inch long. It is a native of Japan, and has never been in cultivation in this country. 11. L. MdHagon.—This is another of the common old species. ,Stcm 2 or 3 icbt high, more or less pu- tjescent, and often streaked with purple. Lea\ es mostly in regular whorls of 6 to 9, lauceolate-spathulate, lower ones from 3 to 5 inches long. Flowers in a loose raceme, drooping, purjjlish-red copiously spoKed with black, or rarely white. Perianth-segments recurved from the base, the pubescent tips. l-'ig. 249. Lilimii bulbifcnnn, var. cnjccum, (} nat. tizu.). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hemsley, W. Botting (William Botting), 1843-1924; Decaisne, J. (Joseph) Manuel de l'amateur
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