in Swiss hay-fields, is excellent for naturalising in our own wild July, 

 gardens, in grass or wood. In the borders their soft red purple Lilies for 

 colour is often eclipsed by some more showy neighbour, though the Wood 

 it looks well near white. The white variety is much more lovely 

 and uncommon. 



Many of the rarer kinds of Lilies do well in woods ; they 

 need the shade and damper atmosphere; in full sun, even if 

 they succeed, their beauty fades terribly quickly. Wandering 

 down a woodland glade what more delightful surprise than to 

 come suddenly on a group of Lilies raising their stately heads 

 to the canopy of trees above. Lilium pardalinum may well 

 be planted in this way, and is very effective with its tall heads 

 of orange and flaming scarlet. It needs a light rich soil with 

 plenty of manure and leaf mould. 



L. Giganteum flowers at the same time, and wants much 

 the same soil and position. The great stems may be eight or 

 ten feet high, and should bear about a dozen drooping bells, 

 white, shaded to dull purple in the throat. 



Lilium Hansoni, bright orange with dark spots, also does 

 well under trees, or in the shade of such a bush as Spiraa 

 aritffolia, which is just opening its soft cream tassels when the 

 Lily is in flower. 



In a sheltered garden at Saltwood, as early as the last 

 week of June, clumps of the great orange Lilium umbellatum 

 were out. These Lilies were nearly five feet high, and clothed 

 to the ground with healthy green foliage, their huge heads of 

 bloom looking most effective against a mass of evergreens con- 

 bined with the tumbling sprays of a white Rose. 



If the garden contains water, the hybrid Water Lilies 

 should certainly be grown, and will give great beauty through 



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