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bance and remains dormant for a longer period. In- 

 deed in most gardens it is best moved into fresh soil 

 every three years or so. It should be planted in early 

 autumn. In some soils it increases rapidly. 



L. croceum, L. Davuricum, and L. elegans are all 

 good easy lilies and can be grown in the same way; 

 L. elegans, a dwarf lily with many varieties, needing 

 rather more sun, perhaps, than the others. They 

 are all plants for the ordinary border, liking a good 

 dose of manure well under the bulbs in light and 

 poor soils, and some protection from surrounding 

 plants in very hot places. They are best planted in 

 the autumn and should all be at least half a foot deep, 

 as they make stem roots. 



L. tigrinum, of which there are several good varie- 

 ties, is equally easy and needs much the same culture. 

 It sometimes suffers if too much crowded or over- 

 shadowed by other plants, and also if it is grown in 

 too exposed places, or where the summer sun strikes 

 full upon it. Splendens is, perhaps, the best variety. 



L. Hansoni is a fine lily of the Martagon division 

 with stout yellow spotted flowers. It will grow in 

 any good border soil, but the flower buds are often 

 killed by late frosts and should be protected from 

 them. It does very well among low-growing shrubs, 

 provided they do not overshadow it. 



L. Batemanniae is a beautiful lily sometimes classed 

 as a variety of L. elegans. It flowers later, how- 

 ever, than the other forms of L. elegans, and the 

 flowers are of a glowing but soft orange scarlet colour. 



