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The Bermuda lily 7 



Varieties of Lilium longiflorum from Japan 8 



Deterioration of the Bermuda and Japan grown lilies 9 



Recent efforts to cultivate the Easter lily in the United States 11 



Lines of investigation carried on by the Department of Agriculture 13 



Planting in the open ground 15 



Reproduction from seed 16 



Emasculating and pollinating the flowers 18 



Sowing the seeds 19 



Pricking off the seedlings 20 



Description of plates 24 



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