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unless there is a growing ground cover. In Spring the young shoots are 

 frequently injured by late frosts and it is well to use a few evergreen 

 boughs for protection. For the landscape they are easily combined 

 with shrubbery or the herbaceous border, where they are perfectly at 

 home. The wild yellow or Canada, the Turk's Cap and the yellow 

 speciosum or Henryi succeed admirably in beds of Rhododendrons; 

 especially when the Rhododendrons do not crowd them too much. 

 The Gold-banded Lily should be planted among shrubs so that the 

 roots are continually shaded, and where a fair degree of moisture is 

 maintained. The Coral and the Thunbergian Lily are excellent planted 

 among ferns, which furnish an excellent landscape effect besides. The 

 Madonna grows nicely by itself and is most useful for clumps under 

 pergolas or as an edging for walks. 



The following are species which should succeed with a little care 

 in many gardens: 



Canada Lily. (See Lilium canadense.) 



GoLD-BANDED LiLY. (See Lilium auratum.) 



Handsome Lily. (See Lilium speciosum.) 



Lilium aliratum (Gold-banded Lily). White, spotted brownish red and 

 with a yellow band on each petal; three to twenty-five flowers on each 

 stalk; flowers often a foot across; July to August; four to eight feet. 

 One of the largest, but it is very capricious and may last only a year or 

 two. Does well in Rhododendron beds, but it must not be crowded. 

 Plant six to ten inches deep. Mulch with very well decayed manure. 

 Likes the sandier or the more peaty soils. 



Lilium canadense (Canada Lily, or Wild Yellow). Light orange, spotted 

 brown; flowers drooping; July; three feet; very hardy. Prefers moist 

 soil. Will thrive under garden conditions. Plant three inches deep. 



Lilium candidum (Madonna Lily). White, yellow anthers; June-July; 

 four feet; hardy. Thrives well in ordinary gardens. Dislikes being 

 moved. Transplant in August. Leaf growth takes place in Septem- 

 ber. Excellent garden subject. Superb combined with Delphinium 

 or Aconitum. Plant four inches deep. 



Lilium chalcedonicum (Scarlet Martagon Lily). Bright red; small; 

 July; three feet. One of the best small-flowered Lilies. Does not 

 flower well first season after being transplanted. Do not transplant 

 later than October. Ordinary garden loam, good drainage. Plant 

 four inches deep. 



Lilium elegans (Thunbergian Lily). Red and orange; erect; May to 

 July; only a foot or two tall. Likes full sunshine, and plant as deep 

 as six to eight inches. Thrives in garden soil but prefers peat, light 

 loam and leaf mold. Closely resembles L. davuricum and L. croceura, 

 but the latter is taller. 



Lilium Henryi (Yellow Speciosum, or Henry's Lily). Deep salmon 

 orange; August to September; six to twelve feet; very vigorous; ex- 

 cellent for border; very hardy. Give lots of water at blooming time. 

 Any good soil. Plant six to eight inches deep. 



