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to remark that in making a selection one cannot well go 
wrong, as there is not one in the long list which is 
unworthy of a place in any choice collection of plants ; 
but some are much more desirabie than others, as is the 
case with every class of plants. Whoever makes a start 
in Lily culture, and is successful,—as he will be, if he 
follows the instruction given,—will be sure to embrace 
in his collection as many varieties as his space and means 
will afford. 
The expense attending the collection of a large 
number of the rarer species, deters many from making a 
beginning. But the investment, heavy as it may seem at 
the start, is, in reality, a good one, as plants that are 
steadily and rapidly increasing in number, though they 
may seem expensive, are, in the end, much cheaper than 
those that must be renewed annually, as in the case of 
the popular bedding plants, and many others of interest. 
The annual increase of bulbs, when properly cared for, 
will not only soon repay the original cost, but will yield 
a large profit. The higher priced bulbs, when their 
requirements are respected, increase as rapidly as many 
of the cheaper ones, which makes their cultivation 
profitable. 
Forcing Lilies For Winter Flowers.—But two 
of the many species of Lilies are grown in pots for win- 
ter flowers, mainly because none others excepting L. 
candidum and LL. longiflorum, and its varieties succeed 
vell when grown in this manner, and because the flowers 
of the other varieties are not in demand for decorative 
purposes. Other than white Liles seem to be out of 
place in floral designs or for table decoration, excepting 
in the summer time. 
“adlium canCidum, which is popularly known as 
Annunciation Lily, the former Easter Lily, is largely 
grown by florists for decorative purposes and for floral 
designs, the single flower being admirably adapted to 
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