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the same horizontal plane, the orifice of the flower wonid be completely choked ; 

 they are, therefore, placed in different planes, one or two of them being near the 

 mouth, and the others at various distances down the tube. As the style is gene- 

 rally shorter than the tube, a part of the anthers being above the stigma and others 

 below it — the result of this arrangement is that, whatever may be the position of the 

 flower, (some of the blossoms being vertical, whilst those at the sides of the truss 

 are more or less reflexed), impregnation readily takes place. 



We are unacquainted with the history of the variety of Phlox ; we now figure 

 the original species, Drummondii, is, however, a native of Texas. All the wild 

 species are, indeed, peculiar to the North American Continent. 



The generic appellation of the family is an unaltered Greek term, signifying 

 flame, in allusion to the brilliancy of the flowers of many of the species. 



HARDY PLANTS OF THE LILY TRIBE. 



Among Endogenous plants, no other Natural Order contains so great a number of 

 interesting hardy perennials as the Liliaceoe. The Amaryllids are certainly equally 

 specious, but by far the greater number of them are too tender to bear full exposure 

 in this climate. 



In bringing the Lilyworts under the especial notice of our reader, it is less our 

 intention to speak of such plants as the Tulip and Hyacinth, and the better known 

 plants of the Order, than to group together a few of those genera less commonly 

 seen in cultivation, but which are equally deserving of the attention of all 

 amateurs of hard} 7 plants. 



The noble genus, Lilium, would alone suffice to stamp this order of the highest 

 value ; for they are unsurpassed in grandeur by any other herbaceous or bulbous 

 plants. A collection of the different species would prove one of the most interesting 

 imaginable, and the majority of them are readily attainable. Our limited space 

 forbids our giving a list of the species, all of them, however, are beautiful, and 

 none more so than the L. speciosum and its numerous varieties. This noble plant 

 is quite hardy, and should be in every garden. 



The Fritillaries are scarcely less attractive than the preceding, to which they 

 are very closely allied, and the species are more numerous than is usually supposed 

 Most of them are valuable on account of the early period at which they bloom. 

 With the exception of the F. imperialis (Crown Imperial), they are all of dwarf 

 growth, not exceeding twelve or eighteen inches. 



