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splendid corolla, the petals of which are nearly as broad as 

 the hand, and are of purple or black ground, delicately 

 striped with white. It prefers a loamy soil and a sunny 

 exposure, and must be guarded from moisture and frosts in 

 winter. For these three species, Mr. Loudon recommends 

 the protection of a frame. 



There are many other species which are worthy of a 

 place in a select flower garden, and, when well grouped in 

 a peaty earth, form an agreeable appendage to a parterre. 

 Of these, we may mention the low-creeping I. cristata and 

 pumila, the more aspiring prismatica,flexuosa,virginica, sor- 

 dida, variegata, and Swertii, the taller Sibirica, triflora, and 

 ochroleuca, the broad-leaved Florentina, Germanica, and 

 Sambucina,and the stately pallida, which for simple elegance, 

 is not outshone by any of its compeers. This beautiful family 

 was zealously cultivated by the late amiable David Falconar, 

 Esq., of Carlowrie, who introduced some of its most inter- 

 esting members to the horticultural world in Scotland. 



The Lily. — Of the genus Lilium there are many species, 

 some of which have not been exhibited to the extent of 

 their capabilities in the flower garden. The old white Lily 

 (L. Candidum), after supplying the poets with so much 

 imagery, has retired into the modest station of a common 

 border flower. The flaunting Orange-Lily (L. bulbiferum) 

 and the Turk's Cap (L. Martagon), may occupy the same 

 place. The scarlet Martagon (L. Chalcedonicum) is worthy 

 of more care, as being more beautiful and more tender. It 

 does not relish being disturbed, and it dislikes peat. On 

 the contrary, the splendid Tiger Lily (L. tigrinum), which 

 propagates rapidly by auxiliary bulbs, succeeds best in 

 peaty soil. The same remark applies to the rarer L. cana- 

 dense and superbum (magnificent species), as well as to L. 

 concolor, Pennsylvauicum, and others, which ought to be 



