Lily, GIGANTIC (Doryanthes excelsa), of Australia, a plant of the natural order Anarrhidiæe, with flowering stem 10 or 14, sometimes 20 feet high, bearing at top a cluster of large crimson blossoms. The stem is leafy, but the largest leaves are near the root. This plant is found on both the mountains and the sea-coast of New South Wales, and is of splendid beauty. The fibre of its leaves has been found excellent for ropes and for textile fabrics.
Lily, GIGANTIC
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 6: Humber to Malta, p. 633
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