One of the best of the _Isolirion_ group of lilies is _Lilium Batemanniae_. This plant resembles _L. Elegans_ in some particulars, but its blossoms are quite distinct. They are of a rich unspotted apricot colour. The perianth is more reflexed than is commonly the case in this group. It flowers in the late summer. It should be grown in a good peaty soil. _Lilium Wallacei_, a very similar species, has the flowers of a rich apricot, densely spotted with black. The bulbs of this species are very small. It requires similar treatment to the last. _Lilium Philadelphicum_ is an American species, and has a rhizomotose bulb. The stem produces a single blossom, dirty orange colour spotted with black and yellow. It requires a wet, very peaty soil. Another American species is _Lilium Catesbaei_, a very curious and interesting plant. The bulb is unlike that of any other lily except _L. Avenaceum_. It somewhat resembles a fir-cone. This plant grows to the height of about a foot. It produces a single blossom, about five inches across. The segments are curiously curved and curled. Its colour is reddish orange and yellow. It should be grown in a peaty soil, but it is a somewhat tender species, and is not really suitable for outdoor culture in this country. We have hurried through this group of lilies because the species are not remarkable either for form or for colour. They are certainly inferior to any other of the genus _lilium_. --------------------+----------------------------------+------------------------------------ Variety. | Colour of Flower. | Other Peculiarities. --------------------+----------------------------------+------------------------------------ | | Type | Dirty orange, spotted. | .. .. | | *_Van Houttei_ | Deep red, spotted black. | The best of the red varieties. *_Horsmanni_ | Deep red, spotted black. | Very rare and difficult to obtain. | | | { Pale terra-cotta, } | *_Aurantiacum Verum_| { very slightly spotted. } | Best of terra-cotta varieties. | { } | | | _Robustum_ | Dirty orange, spotted. | { Very early. Stem covered | | { with down. | | *_Atro-Sanguineum_ | Very deep red, slightly spotted. | Fine variety. | | *_Prince of Orange_ | Terra-cotta, slightly spotted. | Inferior to _Aurantiacum Verum_. | | _Wilsoni_ | Lemon-yellow, spotted. | ..