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LILIUM. 



THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN. 



LILIUM. 



open, with the inside of the tube dotted 

 or splashed with reddish-purple. 



L. BROWNI. It is readily distinguished 

 from any other kind by the rich brownish- 

 purple markings on the exterior of the 

 blossoms, which in well-grown plants are 

 sometimes 9 inches in length. It is hardy 

 and vigorous, and succeeds without giving 

 much trouble. In a soil and position 

 which suit L. auratum it nourishes, and 



cultivated Lilies. It is 2 to 4 feet high, 

 and bears, on slender stems, terminal 

 clusters of drooping blossoms usually 

 orange, and copiously spotted with deep 

 brown. It also occurs with red flowers 

 (rubrum] and with yellow flowers (flavum). 

 L. parvum, L. Bolanderi, L. Grayi, and 

 L. maritimum resemble it, and like it 

 require a partially-shaded position and a 

 moist, deep, peaty soil enriched by decayed 



L ilium Rakerianum. 



need only be lifted every few years and 

 replanted in fresh rich soil. It grows from 

 2 to 4 feet high, and has deep green foliage 

 distinct from allied kinds. The variety 

 Colchesteri is handsome. Quite recently 

 some remarkably fine and strong-growing 

 varieties of this Lily have been obtained 

 from the district whence L. Henry i came ; 

 named by Mr Baker Chloraster and Leu- 

 canthum. 



L. BULBIFERUM is one of the hand- 

 somest of European Lilies, and is about 

 2 feet high. It bears large crimson flowers 

 shading to orange. The variety umbella- 

 tum is finer and stronger, and has large 

 umbelled clusters of flowers. This Lily is 

 generally distinguished from its congeners 

 by bulblets on the axils of the leaves. It 

 grows freely in ordinary soil, and flowers 

 in early summer. A capital plant for 

 bold groups, and thriving under partial 

 shade or in the open. 



L. CANADENSE (Canadian Lily). This 

 beautiful flower is among the oldest of 



leaf-mould. It flowers late in summer, 

 and is very attractive in bold masses, such 

 as are often seen in nurseries about 

 London. Like its allied forms, it makes 

 elegant groups among choice shrubs such 

 as Azaleas and Rhododendrons ; and by 

 such an arrangement we get a second 

 bloom and a variety of form from beds 

 that had only one blossoming season, and 

 were poor and stiff in outline ; we prevent 

 senseless digging when the groups are once 

 in place ; and we keep the shrubs from 

 growing into a solid ugly mass, while they 

 shelter our Lilies. 



L. CANDIDUM. One of the best-known 

 and loveliest Lilies, seen in almost every 

 cottage garden, and producing snow-white 

 blooms in summer. It dislikes coddling 

 or being meddled with, and thrives best 

 when undisturbed for years in good garden 

 soil. Any attempt to deal with it like the 

 more delicate ones generally results in 

 failure. The best-flowered plants are in 

 old gardens, where the bulbs are allowed 



