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for naturalizing; flowers late iu summer. Canada lily 

 (L. Canadense), stem two or three feet high : leaves lanceo- 

 late whorled : flowers bright yellow or pale scarlet, spotted, 

 four or five on a stem, nodding on long peduncles ; segments 

 of the perianth turned hack at the tip. A charming plant 

 of moist fields and meadows. Thrives in any soil ; excep- 

 tionally fine for naturalizing in lawns. The numerous other 

 species, less important from a landscape-gardener's point 

 of view, all deserve cultivation. All the above thrive in 

 a rich sandy loam and are perfectly hardy. 



Crown Imperial, FHtiHaria impei-ialis. — A showy, 

 spring-flowering plant three or four feet high, with numer- 

 ous closely whorled or scattered leaves: flowers several in 

 a whorl near the top of the stem, bell-shaped, large, crimson 

 or orange-yellow. May easily be established in open woods 

 in small patches here and there. A fine border plant. 

 Thrives best in partial shade iu this country. 



Checker lily (F. Meleagris), an exceptionally fine plant 

 of moist meadows in Northern Europe. Stems a foot high 

 with a few scattered, linear leaves and a soli- 

 tary, nodding flower checkered dark and light 

 purple, or sometimes white and only faintly 

 • Hated. Beautiful in spring or early sum- 

 mer; tine for naturalizing in moist, sandy lawns 

 or in a rockery. Another attractive specie- is 

 F. pallidiflora of Siberia, with stems nine inches 

 high bearing several bell-shaped, pale yellow 

 flowers. F. pallida is an American species 

 with deep yellow flowers. checkeiT'lily 



Tulip, Tulipa. — The tulips are beautiful meCeagris* 

 plants for spring-bedding, or planted permanently in a bor- 



