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only attempt to name but a few of the most prominent 
groups. 
LILIUM CANDIDUM. 
This is the white Lily, very common in most of the 
Southern gardens. It is entirely hardy, has a large svaly 
bulb, a leafy stem from three to four feet high, terminat- 
ing in large pure white flowers on peduncles. It flowers 
in this section in May. It isa native of the Levant, and 
can be propagated by offsets or little bulblets; even the 
scales broken off and inserted in a properly prepared bed 
will produce young plants. When growing for some 
time in the same place undisturbed, a single bulb will 
get to be a large clump, which may be taken up in the 
Fall and divided it necessary; as this season is best for 
planting. There are several other varieties of this class. 
LILIUM AURATUM. 
This is also called the Gold Banded Lily, and is the 
most magnificent member of the genus, a flower whose 
beauties no pen can describe. Itisa native of Japan. 
The flowers are from ten to twelve inches and even more 
in diameter, beautifully spotted with reddish crimson, 2 
beautiful band of golden yellow running down the centre 
of each petal in most of the plants, though in some of 
the varieties the band is ehocolate colored, in others 
crimson. In addition to these beauties of coloring, the 
flowers are deliciously fragrant, and one bloom will per- 
fume an entire pit or greenhouse. They do well in the 
South, and are‘most popular, being entirely hardy. The 
best season to plant them is the Fall, although they may 
be put out ‘in Spring. They usually bloom in July and 
August, and bulbs planted in Fall will be stronger and 
have finer blooms than those set out in Spring. It can 
also be grown in pots to advantage, if wished for room or 
