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with the White Lily, it makes an imposing appearance. 

 It flowers about the first of July. 



L. Thunbergianum. — The Dwarf Orange Lily. — More 

 dwarfish than the last ; about two feet high, with three 

 or four upright orange flowers on a stem ; in flower in 

 July. This is the X. aurantiacum of the catalogues. 



L. tigrinum. — Tiger-spotted Lily. — A quite common, 

 strong-growing species ; but very showy, having fine, re- 

 flexed, orange flowers, with black spots. It has the pecu- 

 liarity of producing small bulbs in the axils of the leaves. 

 It grows from four to six feet high, flowering in August, 

 and is a suitable plant for the shrubbery as well as the 

 border. It is very easily j^ropagated, as all the axillary 

 bulbs, Avhen planted in the ground, soon produce flower- 

 ing plants. 



L. Pomponium. — Scarlet Pompone Lily. — This is a 

 beautiful species, with scarlet reflexed petals, flowering in 

 June and July. It is rather a shy flowerer, and has not 

 flourished so well with us as some other sorts. 



L. Chalcedonicum. — Chalcedonian Lily. — This is an- 

 other fine Scarlet Lily, with reflexed petals, growing three 

 or four feet high, and flowering in July. L. pyrenaiGum^ 

 with reflexed yellow flowers, with scarlet anthers, we 

 have in our collection; very pretty, but producing only 

 from one to three flowers in each stem. Among other 

 beautiful species, are L. Cateshcei^ a native of the South, 

 with orange-colored flowers, and dwarf in its habit. X. 

 TYionadelphuni^ a species from Caucasus ; and many others 

 which may be obtained from the Dutch florists. Lily 

 bulbs, when transported from Holland, are so much weak- 

 ened, from being kept so long out of ground, that more 

 than one-lialf of them perish ; and the few that vegetate 

 frequently stand a number of years before they get 

 strength to bloom. 



