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Figure 2. The conspicuously large flower in this group is from one of 

 the finest of the new day lilies developed at The New York Botanical 

 Garden. It has the largest full flower known for any U enter ocallis and 

 the color is most pleasing. This hybrid has //. aurantiaca major, H. Thun- 

 bcrgii, H. aurantiaca, and //. flava for its four grandparents! 



At the left of this large flower is a flower of //. aurantiaca, directly 

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

 is a flower of the lemon-colored H. Thunbergii. 



Above, at the extreme right, is a flower of the variety lutcola which is 

 a hybrid between //. Thunbergii and 11. aurantiaca major. The flower is 

 larger than that of the Thunbergii parent, is a light shade of golden yel- 

 low but is without the reddish tinges of the aurantiaca parent. 



At the upper left is shown a flower of the variety Florham, supposed to 

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

 different from lutcola. 



outer half or two thirds of the petals, quite as in aurantiaca, or it 

 may be in streaks, in bands or halos, or in blotches. Different 

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

 flower segments or the red may be confined to the inner or to the 

 outer three. But thus far no distinct and abundant spotting of 

 red has appeared, such as is seen in various of the true lilies. 



The flowers of some of the hybrids have a smooth surface, waxy 

 in appearance; others have a velvety appearance due to minute 



