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delicate colours ; and yet there is no more lovely thing among them 

 than the Taurian Scilla. It is so early and so deep a blue that 

 one may get rich effects with it very early. The more tiny and 

 select of all these plants are Alpine, delightful for rock-gardens, and 

 all the more so if we can use them in visible groups. 



Apart from the true Lilies there are certain plants to which 

 the name is also given betimes, such as the Torch Lily (Kniphofia), 



the Day Lily (Hemerocallis), the Peruvian Lily 

 Day, African and (Alstroemeria), the African Lily (Agapanthus), 

 Cape Lilies. the Belladonna Lily (Amaryllis), the Cape Lily 



(Crinum), the Plantain Lily (Funkia), the Wood 

 Lily (Trillium), the Mariposa Lily (Calochortus), besides other 

 Lilies that do not come under our present heading, or which do 

 not ask for thought as regards their effective use. 



The Torch Lilies are brilliant in colour, and have been added 

 to of recent years, but severe winters have thinned them, and they 

 will always be best in dry soils and in sunny positions, protected 

 in winter. They are best kept apart from flowers more refined in 

 colour, such as the Tea Rose. The Day Lilies are a really hardy 

 race, and most of them will grow anywhere. With their fine leaves 

 and showy, well-formed flowers, they may be used with good effect 

 in various ways. The Belladonna Lily can be grown in no more 

 effective way than the old one of planting it under south walls. 

 The Cape Lilies have increased of late years from hybrids and 

 otherwise, and are worth attention in deep soil in warm corners 

 near walls that protect them from the north. The African Lily is 

 most important for its unrivalled blue, and there is a hardy kind, 

 Moreanus. It is one of the plants for which the expense of tubs or 

 large pots is worth indulging in, and there are new and handsome 

 kinds, which make the culture more interesting. The Wood Lilies are 

 valuable because they give us effects both distinct and beautiful in 

 peat borders or bog gardens. Shade is not essential, though we think 

 the best effects are attained in half-shady spots. The Mariposa Lilies 

 are beautiful, but they come from one of the best climates in the world, 

 and one can hardly hope that they will thrive in our climate without 

 special care. Yet such charming flowers will always have a place 

 in curious gardens, where they will thrive in frames and warm corners. 

 The Poppy Anemone has been a welcome flower in our gardens 

 for hundreds of years, and it should never be forgotten, save in cold 



soils where it perishes. Many now grow it well 

 Anemone and from seed, but the old way of planting the tubers 

 Ranunculus. of favourite kinds and colours should be carried 



out in the flower garden in Rose beds or in any 

 beds to spare. The Scarlet Anemone and its varieties is also 



