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stand two and three feet above the water, the latter 
bearing a long spike of flowers, surrounded by one 
beautiful broad petal or sheath, of the purest white , 
this sheath is termed a spadix, and forms a good 
example of a very singular mode of flowering. 
The Jacobean Lily is a species of Amaryllis, of a 
deep crimson or almost mahogany color, and flowers 
also in the Spring. There is a very curious process 
by which the seed becomes fertilized in this plant. 
In the morning a drop of very clear liquid issues 
from the stigma; this liquid receives the pollen which 
falls from the anthers, and soon becomes thick and 
turbid, and about noon is so heavy as to be almost 
ready to drop, when it is again absorbed, carrying 
with it the fertilizing principle of the stamens. 
These plants, though all known by the familiar 
name of Lilies, belong to entirely different families ; 
the true Lilies embracing only those which are not 
aquatics. 
LAE CHILD AND PH Ey Lib: 
I saw, one morn, a little maid 
With locks of golden hair, 
Pluck from its stem beneath the shade 
A lily bright and fair. 
And with a heart all full of glee, 
“Oh! dear mother!” she cried, 
‘“‘Look what a sweet charm this wi!l be 
To set here by my side; 
For now I'll smell its soft perfume, 
Its graceful form will view; 
And gaze upon its placid bloom, 
All decked with shining dew. 
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