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far as the effect on the plants goes in growing' habits. 



I have not been able to decide whether fall or spring 

 planting is the better, and have about come to the conclu- 

 sion that there is no difference. If the border is planted 

 in the fall it should be after the tops have been frost- 

 killed, and they should be protected by a mulching over 

 the winter. If planted in the spring it should be as early 

 as the work can be done in the open ground. I believe 

 that in spring planting something is gained by starting 

 the roots early in the house in pots of a suitable size and 

 setting them out as soon as all danger of frost is past, as 

 they then are equipped with feeding roots from the be- 

 ginning and the shift is not felt so strongly, earlier and 

 better blooms being the result. It has happened to me 

 several times that spring-planted lilies did not bloom un- 

 til the following season, and I have attributed it to the 

 shock of being taken from the soil with too great a loss 

 of root-growth. 



Tastes dift'er as to the method of setting lilies. I have 

 seen them planted in rows of five or six of a kind, fol- 

 lowed by as many of other kinds, but I think that this 

 makes the flowers when in bloom look scattered. A bet- 

 ter plan is to plant the rows in clumps of from three to 

 five, and allow plenty of room round them so that they 

 can spread into larger clumps eventually. Lilies in 

 bloom look better in clumps than as single specimens. A- 

 good arrangement is to plant them in a si.x-foot border 

 in two staggered rows, taking care not to plant inharmon- 

 ious colors in juxtaposition. This will require some 

 care, as there are numerous red, salmon and orange va- 

 rieties. 



The finest of all the hardy varieties of the lily family 

 is the celebrated Japanese introduction, Lilium auratnm, 

 or Golden-Banded Lily of Japan, and none other will so 

 respond to good culture. Heads of from twelve to fifteen 

 flowers can be raised under good soil and cultural condi- 

 tions. It has a pure white background, with little points 

 of deep crimson scattered all over the face of the petals, 

 and down the center of each petal is a broad band of pure 

 gold color, making an exquisite effect. It is deliciously 

 fragrant and keeps a long time in bloom on the stalk or in 

 the vase. If these lilies are to be shipped they should be 

 cut as soon as the buds are fully formed and just before 

 they burst. This applies as well to other lilies when 

 shipped. 



A much-admired lily is Lilium candidum, the Madonna 

 lily, which is pure white, delightfully fragrant, and comes 

 in clusters. Running this close for popular favor is the 

 Lilium longifiorum , the true Easter lily, which is now be- 

 ing forced in opposition to the tropical Harrisii or Ber- 

 muda lily. It is also pure white, comes in panicles like 

 the auratum, but is not so fragrant as the candidum. 

 Another pure white lily of Japanese introduction is 

 Lilium spcciosum album, which is of exquisite form and 

 very fragrant, but not so free-blooming as the others. 



Every lily garden should have a full set of Lilium 

 Canadense, the wild wood lily, which comes in various 

 shades of red, orange and yellow. The stalks are rather 

 short, on which account they should have a place in the 

 front of the border, but they are very bright and glowing. 

 A novelty in yellow lilies is the Lilium elegans, which is 

 a light yellow spotted with pure black, making a very 

 srtiking contrast when planted among the white ones. 

 Another handsome one is Lilium Batmannicc, which is a 

 pure apricot in color, and of fine form. 



In contrast to these we have Lilium Melpomene, a fiery 

 red. the most gorgeous of all the lilies ; it is of good form 

 and very floriferous. The Lilium Tenuifolium, the scar- 

 let lily of Siberia, is very striking. AW who know lilies 

 love the deep pink Lilium roseuin, which bunches so well 

 with the white ones and makes fine clumps alone. 



There is another family of lilies which should be in- 



cluded in all lily gardens and borders, the Hemerocallis 

 or day lilies, which come in many beautiful shades and 

 colors and will do well in partial shade. They require 

 plenty of water and a rich soil. They come in the fol- 

 lowing colors and shades: light and deep orange, light 

 and deep sulphur, orange and brown, coppery-crimson, 

 apricot, orange and white, chrome and brown, and lemon 

 - — all on the yellow order, yet there are more than a hun- 

 dred distinct varieties. 



Last but not least comes that old popular favorite, in 

 the guise of a modern hybrid, the Lilium tigrinum or 

 tiger lily, both single and double. There is, in my esti- 

 mation, a charm about this lily — especially the single one 

 - — that is carried by none other in the list. It is beloved 

 of all children, and very few farm homes are without it 

 in the older portions of the country. It is most effective 

 when grown in large clumps. It likes partial shade and 

 should be given a rich soil and plenty of water to get fine, 

 large flowers. — From "Country Gentleman." 



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