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Lilium bulbiferum. Orange Lily.

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Class and Order.

Hexandria Monogynia.

Generic Character.

Cor. 6-petala, campanulata: linea longitudinali nectarifera. Caps. valvulis pilo cancellato connexis.

Specific Character and Synonyms.

LILIUM bulbiferum foliis sparsis, corollis campanulatis erectis: intus scabris. Lin. Syst. Vegetab. p. 324. Jacq. Fl. Austr. t. 226.
LILIUM purpureo-croceum majus. Bauh. Pin. 76.
LILIUM aureum, the gold red Lily. Park. Parad. p. 37.

"The common orange or red Lily is as well known in the
" English gardens as the white Lily, and has been as long
" cultivated here. This grows naturally in Austria and some
" parts of Italy. It multiplies very fast by offsets from the
" roots, and is now so common as almost to be rejected;
" however, in large gardens these should not be wanting,
" for they make a good appearance when in flower if they
" are properly disposed; of this sort there are the following
" varieties:

" The orange Lily with double flowers,

" The orange Lily with variegated leaves,
" The smaller orange Lily.

"These varieties have been obtained by culture, and are
" preserved in the gardens of florists. They all flower in
" June and July, and their stalks decay in September, when
" the roots may be transplanted and their offsets taken off,
" which should be done once in two or three years, otherwise
" their branches will be too large, and the flower-stalks
" weak. This doth not put out new roots till towards spring,
" so that the roots may be transplanted any time after the
" stalks decay till November. It will thrive in any soil or
" situation, but will be strongest in a soft gentle loam, not too
" moist." Mill. Dict.

Bears the smoke of London better than many plants.

Varies with and without bulbs on the stalks.