[Concolor], grows 1 to 3 feet high, and has bright scarlet flowers. There are several varieties, such as Buschianum and the dwarf pulchellum, scarlet, spotted with black; Coridion, bright yellow, spotted with red; Partheneion, orange-yellow, faintly spotted; and luteum, yellow, spotted with purple-red.
[Elegans] (or Thunbergianum), 1 to 2 feet high, with erect cup-shaped scarlet flowers, slightly spotted with purple at the base.
[Giganteum], a gigantic Himalayan Lily, with stems from 6 to 10, and sometimes 14 feet high, furnished with large heart-shaped oval leaves. The flower stem is 1 to 2 feet long and has drooping funnel-shaped blossoms of a greenish-white, suffused with violet-purple in the throat. Unlike other Liliums, the large conical bulbs of this species are not buried deeply in the soil. They are sunk in the soil about one-third of their depth, and are usually planted in April or May. In the event of spring frosts, the bulbs should be protected with dry leaves or litter.
[Hansoni], 3 to 4 feet high, flowers drooping, bright orange yellow, and heavily spotted with dark purple-brown (see [Plate 25], fig. 93).
[Humboldti] (or Bloomerianum), 4 to 8 feet high, flowers orange-yellow, drooping, spotted with purple at the base; more conspicuous in the variety ocellatum, the yellow blossoms of which are tipped with crimson or purple.
[Japonicum], 1 to 3 feet high, with sweet-scented pure white flowers faintly tinged with purple outside.
[Kewense], a beautiful hybrid between Henryi and a variety of Browni; it grows about 6 feet high, and has buff-coloured flowers about 8 inches across, fading off to creamy white at the tips.
[Krameri] is like japonicum, but taller, and with pink flowers.
[Leichtlini], 3 to 4 feet high, with drooping citron-yellow flowers heavily spotted with purple.
[Longiflorum], a very handsome Lily, 2 to 3 feet high, with large tubular pure white flowers. There are many so-called varieties of this species, including Harrisi, eximium, and Takesima—all very popular for forcing in pots for greenhouses (see [Plate 25], fig. 94).