A Little Maryland Garden 131 
bloom within a month from planting. I 
sent for some bulbs and put them in the 
ground late on the evening of Saturday, 
July 8th. A succession of thunderstorms 
during the week kept me from making a close 
inspection of my borders until Sunday 
morning a week later; then I crossed the 
lawn to see if any leaves were pushing 
through. The dainty plants were hurrying 
out of the ground, and in a corner where 
they were rather thickly grouped, some 
were already waving long stems crowned 
with buds, so far developed as to show 
their colour. 
I wish that some one would invent a white 
hemerocallis, white lilies being so lovely. 
The tawny reds are hot looking on a July 
day. A few groups of white would cool the 
garden appreciably. They are so strong 
and handsome that they are invaluable in 
an amateur’s garden, where the flowers must 
suffer more or less neglect at times. 
The true lilies have not been a success in 
my garden plot. One season I may have 
