THE GROWING OF 

 BULBS 



I like not lady-slippers 



Nor yet the sweet-pea blossoms, 



Nor yet the flaky roses, 



Red or white as snow; 

 I like the chaliced lilies, 

 The heavy Eastern lilies, 

 The gorgeous tiger-lilies, 



That in our garden grow. 

 T. B. ALDBICH: Tiger-Lilies. 



