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Fk.i'uk 2. The consiiiciioiisly large llowcr in lliis gnuu) is from one ol 

 the finest of the new clay lilies developed al Tlie New York Botanical 

 (iarden. It has the largest full llower known for any I Iciiierotallis and 

 the color is must ])leasing. This hybrid has //. aiiranliaca major, II. 'J'luiii- 

 bcrcjii, II. aiirantiaca. and //. flavii for its foin- grandparents! 



At the left of this hirge flower is a flower of //. auraitliara. directly 

 above is a flower of the well-known form of //. jiilia, and at the right 

 is a flower of the Icnion-colored //. Tliuitbcrcjii. 



Aliove, at the extreme right, is a llower of the variety hilcohi which is 

 a hybrid helw^een //. Tlnnihrrgii and //. aiirantiaca tiiajor. The llower is 

 larger than that of the Tliiiiibrr</ii ])arent, is a light shade of golden yel- 

 low hut is without the reddish tinges of the aiirantiaca ])arent. 



At the iii)]!er left is shown a llower of the variety Florham, supposed to 

 he of American origin. It has flowers of golden yellow in a shade slightly 

 different from liilcola. 



outer half or two thirds of tlic petals, cjuitc as in aurauliaca, or it 

 may be in streaks, in i)ands or halos, or in blotches. Different 

 grades of the red may be in the otiter three or in the inner three 

 flower segments or the re(l nia\ Ik- eoiifined to the inner or to the 

 oiitri- lliree. I'lit tlni> far no (hslinet and abundant si)otting of 

 red lias a|»|)(.'ared, such as is seen in various ot the true lilies. 



The llowersof some of the h\brids have a smooth surface, waxy 

 in a|t|iearance ; others have a \el\ety ajipearance (\u(.- to minute 



