The the best of these is candidum speciosum, with taller growth, 

 Eulirion more numerous flowers, and blackish stems. The double 

 Group of Var i e ty5 an d striatum or maculatum, splashed with purple, are 

 the Lilv and m ^ er ^ or m beauty and are only of worth to the collector. 

 ., , . Of the other hardy species in this group the best are the 



noble giganteum, one of the Cardiocrinum section, and a 

 variety of L. cordifolium, which in many places needs a little 

 shelter from spring frosts, but which is the stateliest of all, with its 

 stems ofttimes ten or more feet in height, and giving fine trumpet- 

 shaped flowers ; the handsome Brownh\ white inside, violet on 

 the exterior ; and the fine L. japonicum with its varieties of 

 pale yellow, streaked with brown. Then we have the pink 

 Krameri; the purple-spotted Kelloggi\ the yellow, purple- 

 spotted Parry '/; Roezlii^ orange-red; rube Hum, dark pink; 

 rubescens, white, passing off pink; and Washingtonianum, 

 white, and passing off lilac or purple. Longiflorum^ with its 

 varieties, is better suited for pot culture, but many plant it out 

 successfully, as will be seen in the sketch at page 19 showing 

 this Lily in a garden near Dublin. Its best forms are gigan- 

 teum ; Harrisii, eximea ; and Takesima. These Lilies gener- 

 ally require a good soil, with peat and leaf-mould added where 

 these can be procured. The roots should be shaded by low 

 undergrowth. Parryi and Roezlii must have peat, plenty of 

 moisture, and shade. 



The Martagon, or Turk's Cap group, is a varied one, and 

 gives us many Lilies of considerable effect in the garden, and of 

 comparatively easy culture, although some are not so easily 

 established as others. Here it may be said that the loss of a 

 single Lily, or even of one planting, is not to be taken as con- 

 clusively showing the impossibility of succeeding with that Lily 



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