174 BULBS AND TUBEROUS-ROOTED PLANTS. 
that any given color loses its beauty in proportion to the 
increase of its quantity. As an example, we do not 
think there is a more beautiful form in the garden than 
the Tigrinum, when properly grown; neither do we 
think there is a color more showy or pleasing than that 
of its flowers, and, if rare, none would be more eagerly 
sought. Yet this plant is usually regarded as a weed. 
The limit of perfection with the Lily, as with many other 
plants, is to give it all the attention necessary, both in 
place and cultivation, to enable it to reach that perfec- 
tion which marks its growth, unaided, in its own habitat. 
Any change of color, or form, from the original, disturbs 
that harmony of arrangement necessary to the highest 
development of beauty. 
Cultivation of the Lily.—Many amateurs and 
professional gardeners experience considerable difficulty 
in cultivating the more valuable varieties, which include 
many of those of recent introduction, and, notwithstand- 
ing that seemingly every precaution is taken to protect 
and secure them from injury during the winter season, 
it is found that very many perish ; and others, though 
preserved alive, are maintained in such a sickly condi- 
tion that they never yield a perfect flower. It is but 
natural to suppose that for these injurious effects there 
must be an exciting, vital cause. This we have long 
and patiently sought for, and will explicitly give the 
results of our investigation as briefly as possible; and 
having shown the cause of failure, the remedy will be 
obvious. 
Lilies are not Hardy.—The principal cause of 
failure in cultivating Lilies lies in over-estimating their 
hardiness, their power to endure the rigors of the winter. 
It is the general opinion of those authorized to speak for 
the Lily, that, with but few exceptions, the species are 
perfectly hardy in a temperate climate. This opinion, 
which is supposed to be correct, finds its way into the 
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