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he calls the Martagon Pompony, and adds, that 

 it is of a yellowish red colour. The Dutch 

 florists carried the cultivation of this bulb to great 

 extent in the time of Parkinson ; and at the pre- 

 sent day it is not an uncommon sight to see in 

 Ghent a thousand plants of the Lilium Superbiim 

 in flower at one time, forming the most brilliant 

 effect of Lilies that can be conceived. 



The Superb Martagon, Liliifm Superbiim, is a 

 native of North America, and was first intro- 

 duced (according to Martyn) from Pennsylvania, 

 by Peter Collinson, Esq., in the year 1738, but 

 Alton makes its introduction as early as 1727. 

 As this and some other of the Martagons are 

 more tender than the common Lilies, it is ad- 

 visable to cover the bulbs with old tanners' bark 

 or coal-ashes during the winter, but which may 

 be removed after the frost is over, and before 

 the plants appear above ground. Where these 

 plants grow naturally the roots are frequently 

 eaten as food, being first roasted under the 

 embers. 



The Tiger-spotted Lily, Tigrmuniy is a native 

 of China, and was first brought to this country 

 in 1804, and is found equally hardy with the 

 other Lihes of our garden. The Chinese call 

 this flower Kcun Tan, and it is a plant on which 



