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LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 



and tlie Japan irises, /. Kcempferi, are among the most 

 gorgeous flowers ever seen in temperate climates. 



Lily. — The noblest of flowering plants. Lilies 

 should be scattered liberally in every flower border. 

 They harmonize well with shrubs and herbaceous peren- 

 nials, and the annuals may be mixed with them to gi'cat 

 advantage. The following are a few of the best species 

 for garden culture : L. aiiratum, Gold-banded Japan 

 lily, one of the most popular and magnificent; flowers 



FIG. 34. LILIUM SPECIOSUM. 



very large, white, banded with gold and spotted with 

 red; requires replanting from time to time. L. Inlhi- 

 ferum, a moderate sized European species ; flowers red. 

 L. Browni, one of the finest, bears three to four flow- 

 ers, seven to eight inches long, chocolate brown outside, 

 pure white within. L. Cmmflense, the common meadow 

 lily, hardy, abundant bloomer, useful, in several shades 

 of red and yellow. L. elegan.^, a very showy species, 

 with large flowers in several shades of red and . orange. 



