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at least five feet high, if the ground is rich ; others choose 

 to plant them in rows and support them with brush or 

 with strong twine running the rows, fastened to stakes set 

 among the plants. The seed should be sown as early as 

 possible in the spring. They will then produce a profu- 

 sion of flowers from July to October. 



LAVATERA. 



[In memory of the two Lavaters, physicians of Zurich.] 



Lavatera trimtfstris. Common Lavatera. A popular 

 hardy annual, of easy culture and handsome appearance, 

 with large, Hollyhock-shaped, red flowers. There is a va- 

 riety with white flowers. Two feet high, in bloom from 

 July to October. Cultivated the same as the Mallows, to 

 which it is closely related. * 



LILITTM. THE LILY. 



[The classical Latin name.] 



" Have you seen but a bright Lily grow, 

 Before rude hands have touched it ? " 



"Queen of the field, in milk-white mantle drest, 

 The lovely Lily waved her curling crest." 



All the species of this splendid genus with which we 

 are acquainted, may be considered worthy of a place in 

 every good collection of plants. Many of them are well 

 known, while a greater number are not often seen in our 

 gardens. The Lily is an interesting flower to the young 

 florist as well as to the botanist, on account of the simpli- 

 city of its structure, and the size and distinct character 

 of its different parts or organs. The root of the Lily, or 



