LILIES. 



We usually associate the idea of extreme whiteness with 

 the Lily, so that it is common to express a pure white 

 by comparison with the flower, as with snow : but Lilies, 

 it is well known, are of almost every variety of colour. 



The Common White Lily has been cultivated in England 

 time immemorial. The stem is usually about three feet 

 high. The flowers, which appear in June and July, are 

 brilliantly white, and glossy on the inside. It is from the 

 east ; and in Japan the blossom is said to be nearly a 

 span in length. 



There are several varieties of the White Lily : as, that, 

 with the flowers striped or blotched with purple ; that with 

 the leaves striped or edged with yellow ; one with double, 

 and one with pendulous flower. 



Catesby's Lily was named in honour of Mr. Catesby, 

 who first found it in South Carolina. This flower, which 

 blows in July and August, and is little more than a foot 

 high, is variously shaded with red, orange, and lemon 

 colours, and has no scent. 



The Orange Lily, of which there are several varieties 

 of species, has a large and brilliant flower, figured and 

 dotted with black, and very red. 



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