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lie avoided, as they are great thieves in 

 this way. 



The white liHes, L. candklum and L. 

 longiflorum, grow in any good light gar- 

 den soil, and they are so cheap that one 

 can afford to use them in sufficient nuni- 

 liers to make a fine display. Some years 

 ago /,. candidum was greatly troubled 

 with mildew, but I believe it is not so 

 I)revalent of late years. The flowers of 

 [.. candidum come along during g shorter 

 time and are less durable than those of 

 liingiiiorum. 



0( L. speciosum the varieties album and 

 nihruni are the most common in cultiva- 

 tion. Others such as roseum and Melo- 

 pomene are fine, and all bloom later than 

 auratum. They like light sandv' soil. 



The L. ehgans group is a fine one for 

 general culture, and though preferring a 

 light soil is not particular in its require- 

 ments. There are many varieties and 

 synonyms to this lily, such as umbella- 

 tum, Thunhergii and Batewaniie, which 

 are somewhat confusing. Some are earlier 

 in flowering and there is much variation 

 in height, color of flower, etc. The vari- 

 ety atrosanguineum is a taller form with 

 dark crimson flowers, and incomparable 

 is a little lighter crimson with larger 

 flowers. Other shades are orange yellow, 

 as in the variety vemistum. The variety 

 .\lice Wilson has canary yellow flowers 

 having crimson dots on the lower half of 

 the flower. This is still an expensive one, 

 however. The bulbs of some of the forms 

 of elegans are inclined to divide, and a 

 single plant will in two or three years 

 make a fine cluster. 



Lilium Krameri. pale rose, has smaller 

 riowers than most of the Japan lilies. It 

 sometimes blooms but a single season in 

 cultivation, but if only one flower could 

 be had from each bulb planted it would 

 tlien be well worth growing. It is one of 

 the species that likes peat. Last year it 

 bloomed with nie and left stronger bulbs 

 th.-\n were planted. Previously it has 



In.ilight sandj- or slaty soil 1 have 

 liad good success with the L. coDcolor 

 and its variety coridion. Its lu-iglit has 



been about 2 feet, bearing two or three 

 deep crimson flowers two to three inches 

 wide. The variety coridion has yellow 

 flowers. This species multiplies freely, 

 and should be taken up and separated 

 once in two or three years, as the bulbs 

 crowd each other after a time. I never 

 could flower this lily in a heavy soil. 



For moist situations where the drain- 

 age is poor our native!,. Canadense, with 

 its red and yellow varieties; L. superbum, 

 Lilium pardalinum of the Pacific coast, 

 L. tenuifolium of Siberia, as well as the 

 tiger lily, can be used. Our L. Canadense 

 is at home among shrubbery. It is also 

 capable of attaining a large size in en- 

 riched soil. The variety splendens of the 

 tiger lily is a grand plant when it attains 

 its maximum size, fully twice as large 

 with me as the common tiger lily. Among 

 the newly introduced lilies the L. Henrri 

 I believe is destined to take an important 

 'rank. It looks like a yellow flowered 

 speciosum. It is a more vigorous plant 

 with me than speciosum, not much if any 

 larger, but will establish itself quicker, 

 and bloom when a speciosum would 

 scarcelv show itself above ground. It 

 has been recently introduced from China, 

 and is still among the most expensive 

 species. Its treatment need be only as 

 simple as the commonest kinds, although 

 I can't say as to how much frost it will 

 stand. 



Another very choice lily is the I-. Wallich- 

 ianum var. superbum, which comes from 

 India. It has long tubular flowers, white 

 shaded with chocolate outside, with 

 white and primrose yellow within. It 

 does fine in this climate, though I have 

 not dared to leave the bulbs without pro- 

 tection from frost. I believe this species 

 is destined to become quite common in 

 cultivation in this country in the near 

 future. 



■ Lilium Grayi, a nativeof themountains 

 of South Carolina, is as yet but little 

 known in cultivation. So far as I can see 

 it is as easy to manage as any, and re- 

 sponds to cultivation as quickly as most 

 of the commoner sorts. Though not as 

 large as the Canadense or the Turk's cap 



it is still a fine plant, having one or more 

 flowers of a dark reddish orange color 

 spotted within. The flowers are some- 

 what like the meadow lily in shape, ex- 

 cept that they do not turn back as in this, 

 but are simply open bell shaped. In a 

 heavy well drained loam, with a good 

 application of manure on the surface, the 

 bulbs of this lily trebled in size the first 

 year. In a moist sandy soil with less 

 drainage last season it did not thrive so 

 well; it comes readily from sc les and 

 should soon be as cheap as the common 

 kinds. 



Lilium Brownii, a fine species from the 

 Corean archipelago, was first introduced 

 into cultivation nearlj- a hundred years 

 since. As it is still one of the more expen- 

 sive kinds we may never expect to see the 

 price very low. It is said to be quite 

 hardy, yet here, without a covering, I 

 seldom get it through the winter. It 

 likes a light soil with a mixture of peat 

 and good drainage. The one to three 

 flowers are fragrant, about 5 inches long, 

 white within and shaded with purple 

 outside. 



Lilium Leichtlini\s a native of Japan, 

 and has never been very common either 

 in its native soil or in cultivation. 1 have 

 had very good success with it here in a 

 light sandy soil. It is one of those which 

 a mulch of peat will greatly benefit in a 

 dry season. Though not a very large 

 species, its canary yellow flowers, spotted 

 inside with purplish red, are handsome. T 

 have had less trouble in growing this 

 than with the Brownii. 



L. Hansoni is the earliest lily to flower, 

 it is a native of Japan and Siberia, grows 

 three or four fi et in height and has sev- 

 eral orange yellow flowers three or four 

 inches wide. The sepals are very thick. 

 Though one of the more expensive kinds, 

 it seems to thrive and multiply here as 

 much as some of tlie commoner varieties 

 of elegans. The imported bulbs, how- 

 ever, require a .season to establish them- 

 selves before blooming. It never has ap- 

 peared above ground with me the first 

 year except once, when I obtained fresh 

 iudbs from L. I. These hadnot longbeen 



