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Lilium longiflorum, Thunb. Japanese Easter Lily. Long-tubed White Lily. Trumpet Lily. Bulb 2-4 in. diam., sometimes nearly globular, but more often of a peculiar oblate form, all the scales terminating together at the top or apex, which is flattened, while the base is narrower or constricted, color white or yellow: st. stout, smooth, 1-3 ft. high, bright green, sometimes tinged reddish brown near the base: lys. 20-40, horizontal, or the upper ones semi-erect, 3-5 in. long, 1/3 - 1/2 in. wide: flowers 1-10, 4-6 in. long, nearly as wide, pure waxy white, often tinged green near the base; deliciously fragrant; anthers yellow. July to early Aug. China, Formosa, Liu Kiu Isls. and other parts of Japan.  Var. foliis albo-marginatis, Hort., is similar, except the leaves are paler green, edged creamy white, very rare. Var. eximium, Nichols. (L. eximium, Court., L. floribundum, Hort., and L. Harrisii, Carr.). Bermuda Easter Lily. A larger, stronger grower than the type, sometimes 4 ft. high, with 15-20 flowers, 6-8 in. long. Var. insulare Hort.,is similar, but the perianth is said to be even longer. Magelhaes Archipelago, south of Japan. Var. Wilsonii, Hort. Var. multifl&rum, Hort.,  and var. giganteum, Hort., are all nearly the same as var. eximium. but the sts. of the latter are heavily tinged reddish brown. Var. Jamesii, Hort., a cross between the type and L. Harrisii, is not sufficiently distinct from either. Var. Takesima, Hort. (L. Takesima, Sieb.), sometimes called a distinct species, is evidently allied to L. Brownii and differs from the type in the st. being more heavily tinged and dotted brown, while the leaves are longer and narrower and the flowers longer and not so widely expanded; when first opened there is a purplish brown midrib through the outside of each segm., while the 3 outer ones are also shaded chocolate.  Var. formosum, Hort.,  from the island of Formosa, and var. liukiuensis, Hort., from the Liu Kiu Isls., are similar, if not identical.—Although extensively grown as pot-plants for forcing, L. longiflarum and its vars. are seldom cultured in the open ground in the northern states. They are rather tender and, moreover, are not so permanent and long-lived as many others. After once flowering, the bulbs often have the exasperating habit of splitting up into 3 or 4 smaller ones, which require 2 or 3 years to bloom, or else they decay entirely, leaving a few small offsets.
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==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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