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LILIES; L. candidum, L. Philadelphicum; L. 

 umbellatum; L. Canademe; L. liyrinum L. au- 

 ratum. 



CAMPANULA (Canterbury Bell)] rotundifolia; 

 pyrarnidalix. 



HEMEROCALLIS (Day Lily)] /lava; fulra. 



FUNKIA; Grandijlora; G. alba. 



GERMAN IRIS blooms in May, a full month earlier 

 than the Japanese, and although the range of colour 

 is not very varied, the plant is valuable on account 

 of its hardiness, the peculiar light grey-green of its 

 large, strong leaves, and the character of the blos- 

 som which is very much like the Flower de Luce 

 of the gardens past and gone. Get good clumps 

 of this Flag in the nursery, and in a year or so you 

 will be able to divide them with a sharp spade and 

 replant them. The bulbs are most hardy, immor- 

 tal would be a good name for them, and will grow 

 almost on top of the ground; in fact it is the habit 

 of a clump to force itself up and cleave asunder, 

 so that it has the appearance of being split open and 

 hollow in the middle; for this reason it should 

 be frequently divided and reset. The growth 



