CHOICE OF FLOWERS 



will be less, and the bloom will be earlier and 

 more abundant. 



Bearing the name of lily, but of a different 

 family from our queens, is the llly-of-the-valley, 

 a pearl In the garden crown, a blossom with 

 spring In Its breath, a symbol of Innocence and 

 humihty. The only fault I urge against this 

 plant Is that It does not bloom forever. That 

 it is said to be a poison affects me not a whit, 

 so long as it feeds my eye and nose. Leave a 

 little space for it in the shade of the house, or of 

 the wall, enrich It, and leave It to Itself. Its 

 hardiness commends It for the carpeting of odd 

 spots that are shady and damp, though myrtle, 

 moneywort and partrldge-vlne are better liked 

 because they grow more thickly, and their green 

 lasts longer. 



So close akin to the lily In leaf, form, shape 

 of flower and carriage of It that they are sup- 

 posed by many to belong to the same family, are 

 the zephyranthes, which put up a six-lobed bell 

 of pink; the tigrldia, topped with a fantastic, 

 orchld-like blossom of a scarlet, at once soft and 

 bright; the amaryllls, of a red usually more sul- 

 len, though rich and deep, and a habit more 

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