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height. There are four clearly defined types of lilies as indicated in 

 the table by the letters A, B, C, and D. First the funnel form like the 

 Easter lily (A); then the pendant, spreading, or bell form (B). The 

 same flower erect is the cup-like type (C), which flowers earliest of all; 

 and the Turk's cap group with petals completely reversed (D). 



(o) All the lilies marked thus should thrive in any ordinary fertile 

 garden soil. If the available soil is naturally compact or adhesive it 

 can be lightened and made more porous by digging some coarse sand 

 or leaf mold into it. If the soil is light and sandy, procure and incor- 

 porate with it some clay loam; but in a broad sense all these lilies can be 

 depended upon to live and increase under average garden conditions. 



(+) These lilies require a good soil and if the soil is heavy it 

 should be lightened by the addition of some leaf mold or peat; these 

 lilies do not quite so well withstand heat and drought either. Partial 

 shade is beneficial, especially at their roots, which can be provided by 

 interplanting them among other plants that will shade, yet not too 

 densely cover the ground. 



( = ) This group embraces all native species and they are shade 

 and moisture loving. Although they lift up their tall flower spikes to 

 the bright sun, they like a cool root run at all times. In a cool north 

 corner, or by lake or stream or in any moist hollow, about or near the 

 garden, these lilies are a host in themselves wherewith to make a sum- 

 mer picture. 



(*) Lilies marked in this manner are stem-rooting. Therefore 

 they can be transplanted in the spring. 



TABLE OF LILIES 



