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border use. Improved varieties live only three or four years in 

 America, being subject to blight. Dig dry Bordeaux about crowns 

 or spray weekly with ammoniacal carbonate of copper. Modern 



hybrids great improvement over original stock. , ANNUAL 



(D. Ajacis). Same colours. May to August; 2 feet. 



LILY, ANNUNCIATION, ST. JOSEPH S (L. candidum). The oldest culti 

 vated of all the lilies; quite hardy. May, June; up to 6 feet, bearing 

 spikes of pure white flowers, individually four to six inches across. 

 Extremely fragrant. Bulbs must be planted in August, as growth 

 begins immediately. In order to prevent soiling of the flowers by 

 the pollen, pull off the anthers when the flower is half expanded. 



Will grow in any good garden soil that is not water-logged. , 



BLACKBERRY, LEOPARD FLOWER (Belemcanda Chinensis). Orange 

 spotted with red. June; 2 to 3 feet. Seeds like blackberries. 

 Escaped from old gardens. Sandy loam in sunny place. Formerly 



used for winter bouquets with grasses and everlastings. , 



ST. BERNARD S (Antherlcum Liliago). Graceful raceme of ten 

 to twenty white lily-like flowers, each one inch across. May, 

 June; I foot. Has tuber-like rhizomes, and propagates by run 

 ners. Moist, partially shaded situation. Cover in winter. , 



ST. BRUNO S (Paradisea Liltastrum, Anthericum Liliastrum). 

 White lily-like flowers, eight to ten on a stem. June; i to 2 feet. 

 Taller than St. Bernard s lily, and has fewer, larger flowers. 

 (See also DAY LILY, PLANTAIN LILY, etc.) 



LILY-OF-TH E- VALLEY (Con vallari a majalis). May; 9 inches. Fragrant, 

 pendulous white bells, one-third of an inch across, in an arching 

 raceme of utmost grace. Wants partial shade and deep, rich soil. 



LONDON PRIDE, NONE-SO-PRETTY, ST. PATRICK S CABBAGE (Saxifraga 

 umbrosa). Evergreen edging plant, 4 inches high. White flowers 

 in summer on foot-long stalks; one-half inch across, sometimes 

 dotted red. Will thrive in cold shade of walls where few other 

 things will live. Perennial. (See also RAGGED ROBIN.) 



LOVE-IN- A- MIST (Nigella Damascena). Blue and white flowers followed 

 by weird pods amid finely cut fennel-like foliage. Annual; June, 

 July; 2 feet. 



LUPIN, HAIRY (Lupinus hirsutus). Purple, rose, white. July, August; 

 3 feet. Largest flowered, self-coloured annual lupin in colours. 



