IRISH CARDRNING 



13.= 



trom llial of L. sulpluircimi. I'liou^l) ollcn as to tlic hardiness o\ the plant, but it is com- 



ret'ericil to tlic Brownii scctitin. ni\ 1 ioplivlliini rortinf^- to know that tlic lily is reported from 



does not appear to have anything in common the L'nited States as quite louyh. 



with tliat wonderful Lily — hulb, stem, foliage The wet winter rains of the British climate 



an;.! ilouer being entirely distinct — and it seems are responsible for the disappearance of a good 



more nearly related to Wilson's L. leucanthum many bulbs, and it is not every Lily which can 



— now known as L. Sargenlije — than to L. successfully stand the alternate thawing and 



Brownii. freezing to whicli our gardens are subjected in 



That Lilies grow best in gardens under an average winter. Let us hope this new Lily 



certain conditions is known to all gardeners, ni;iy successfully battle with both these de- 



and ill the case o( the Lily unilor iiolicc the structive influences. 



most suitable conditions seem to be a free Sufficient time has not yet elapsed since the 



sandy loam overlaid by a mulch o( humus. introduction ot this I^ily to gardens to enable a 



just estimate 

 to be formed 



.\s f a r a s 

 one's ex- 

 perience 

 goes it does 

 not seem to 

 matter \\ het- 

 hcr lime is 

 present i n 

 the soil or 

 not, and onl\- 

 lime c a n 

 show whet- 

 her in com- 

 ni o 11 w i t h 

 one or two 

 otherChinese 

 Lilies, ni y - 

 rioph y 1 1 u m 

 will slowly 

 b u t surely 

 deterio rate 

 in soils ab- 

 solutely free 

 from lime. 

 I .. m \- r i o - 



I'lwtu hr] 



Mulliy 



Ln 11 .M .MvKh.l'llVI l.l'.M 



Flowers white, suffused with yellow towards the centre. 



Exliibited by Messrs. Wallace at the International Show. 



of its ulti- 

 mate capa- 

 bilities, but 

 plants which 

 last season 

 grew three 

 and a-li a I f 

 feel high and 

 had three 

 flowers have 

 this year 

 added a n- 

 oiher foot to 

 their growth 

 and a couple 

 of flowers to 

 the beautiful 

 head, while 

 one hears of 

 plants s i x 

 feet high. 

 If the Lily 

 goes on at 



phxllum forces well, though, naturally enough, this rate we shall soon have something quite 



inclined to lose colour a little in the process. as fine as well-grown specimens of L. auratum 



If planted in full sun the blooms blanch more macranthum, and seemingly a great deal easier 



quickly than when given a little shade, and oi to manage, 

 course do not last so long, but it is possible 



the plant might suffer in wet and sunless 

 seasons if grown in shade, so the gardener will 

 be well ad\ised to keep his plants in full 

 exposure, at any rate till the bulbs have been 

 cheapened sufficiently in price to allow the 

 ordinar\- mortal to experiment witli them in 

 different aspects. 



The absence of reallv hard weather during 

 the few winters the bulbs ha\e been in the 

 groinid W'ith us precludes any definite verdict 



^ J*- -Jt 

 Till-: Lii.v. 



Observe llie rising- lily's snowy graie. 



Observe the various vegetable race : 



Tliey neither toil nor spin, but c.ireless tfroxv : 



N\n see how warm they blush I how bright they glow I 



What regal vestments can with them compare? 



Wlial king so shining? or what queen so fair? 



'~Ja lilt's Thuiiipson, 



