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THE HOME FLORIST. 



is not very delicate. L. Candidum, the ordinary fragrant White Lily, frequently found in cultiva- 

 tion. It flowers about the first of July on stems three or four feet high, and a mass of the plants 

 are always beheld with admiration. There is a double flowering variety of this sort, which, 

 however, will not compare with the single in point of desirability. L. Lancifolium Album, 

 Roseutn, and Rubrum are introductions from Japan, of the very highest merit for garden culture. 

 The three varieties are quite similar in form, but vary in color the former being pure white of 

 great purity and beauty, but the plant is a little delicate in character. The two latter varieties 

 are almost alike in appearance, being of ivory white ground, spotted in rose and red, and quite 

 fragrant. They are very hardy, and flower in August, strong plants producing numerous flowers 

 on stalks three feet high. L. Longiflorum, snowy white, trumpet-shaped flowers, five inches in 

 length. Although a vigorous variety, it should be treated as not being quite hardy. This 

 variety is suitable for forcing to flower in winter in the window or conservatory. L. Tigrinum 

 (Tiger Lily), a well known strong growing variety, the flowers of which are orange spotted with 

 black. A new variety of this desirable old sort has recently been introduced, having excellent 

 double flowers. L. Washingtonianum, a recent introduction from the Far West, California and 

 Oregon. It produces delicately fragrant, pendulous flowers which are pure white shaded with 

 lilac. 



Fig. jo. Pansies. See page 71. 



LILY OF THE VALLEY CONVALLARIA MAJALLIS (Hardy Perennial). 

 For a combination of elegance, purity, grace and fragrance in a small compass, this little 

 flower is without a just rival in the garden, and it has been esteemed as a favorite for ages. 

 The flowers are pure white, bell-shaped, and less than one-third of an inch across. They droop 

 gracefully, each on its own curved stem, from the side of an upright stem six, and upwards, inches 

 long, supporting a dozen or more of the flowers. The leaves, which spring from the root, are, 

 in themselves, most elegant, being large and smooth, of a luxuriant green, and furnish an 

 admirable accompaniment to the flowers in choice floral arrangements. Flowers may be 



