134 THE GARDENER. [March 



L. pyrenalcum— P?/rc?ican Lily. — This species growa about 2 or 3 feet high. 

 The leaves are narrow, lance-shaped ; the flowers are pendulous, and warted and 

 dotted internally, and yellow ; the segments are reflexcd and narrow, and bluntly 

 lance-shaped. Flowers in June and July. Native of the Pyrenees. 



L. tenuifollum — Small-leaved Lily.— Avery dwarf species, attaining only 1 foot 

 or 18 inches high. The leaves are narrow, lance-shaped, and scattered alternately 

 on the stems. The flowers are pendulous, the segments much reflexed, and bright 

 red or scarlet. They appear in June and July. Native of Siberia. 



L. Thunbergianum— 77uo<6e7Y/'s Li/y. — This is related to L. bulbiferum, and 

 bears considerable resemblance to it. It grows about 18 inches or 2 feet high. 

 The leaves are lance-shaped, increasing in length as they ascend the stem, and are 

 crowded or whorl-like under the flowers. The flowers are large, open, bell-shaped, 

 with spreading slightly-reflexed segments, are bright orange, but nearly destitute of 

 the warts that are so conspicuous in the Orange Lily. There are many varieties 

 of this species, some of which are to be seen in catalogues and gardens under the 

 specific names, L. atrosanguineum, L. venustum, and L. fulgens, and there are 

 other varieties distinguished by diff'erent shades of colour, by spots, and the 

 degrees of prominence in the warts ; and there is a double-flowered form of deep 

 colour, very handsome, but both it and some of the others are yet rare and 

 expensive. Flowers in July and August. Native of Japan, 



L. tigiiRVim—T i(jer Lily. — This is one of the most common species. It grows 

 3 or 4 feet high ; the leaves are lance-shaped, alternate, clothing the stem rather 

 thinly. The flowers are pendulous, and the segments much reflexed, warted 

 internally, and bright salmon-red with dark-brown spots. Of this species there 

 are also several varieties, some of which are yet rare and expensive. Flowers in 

 July and August. Native of China. 



ABOUT THE CHRYSANTHEMUM. 



In reading '' Teetotaller's " article on the Chrysanthemum, I think his 

 opinion as far from right as he thinks ]\r. T.'s. In almost any case I 

 should advocate the plunging of the pots, and I believe the majority of 

 gardeners adhere to the plunging system with the greatest success. By 

 exposing the pots to the direct rays of a June or July sun, you are 

 almost certain to have the roots burned, unless the greatest attention 

 is paid to watering. Let a plant exposed to a July sun once get really 

 dry, and mark its future progress ! I saw plenty of this last summer : 

 about 100 plants were subjected to the above treatment, and a more 

 scrubby lot of subjects I never saw. Doubtless they occasionally suf- 

 fered from want of water ; but in a summer like last, where most 

 gardeners were depending on the use of the water-cart, and a long 

 distance to draw it, it was quite impossible to give them the required 

 attention. Chrysanthemums as a rule are placed some distance from 

 the houses, and run greater risk of being neglected than most other 

 plants ; consequently I think the plunging has most points in its fav- 

 our. Upon the whole, I call the plunging the safest system, notwith- 



