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being orange with red spots. There are a num- 

 ber of varieties, some of which are occasionally 

 listed as species. Of its hybrids, Burbank's 

 lily (L. BurbanJci) is especially good. The 

 Carolina lily (L. carolinianum) is hardy in the 

 North, but is less striking than L. superbum and 

 L. pardalinum. The Canada lily (L. canaden- 

 se) lends itself to July garden use with the 

 same readiness and, though less showy, both 

 the yellow and the red types are to be generally 

 recommended. Gray's lily (L. Grayi) is so 

 nearly like the red form of L. canadense that 

 it is scarcely worth while to have the two ex- 

 cepting in a lily collection. The Oregon lily 

 (L. columbianwn) grows readily in eastern 

 gardens, but its small, golden-yellow blos- 

 soms, spotted with red, are among the least 

 effective of lily blooms. It flowers in June 

 and July. 



The Nankeen lily (L. testaceum), though one 

 of the choicest of border lilies and quite hardy, 

 is rarely seen in American gardens. The dull 

 apricot tone that gives it its name, set off by 

 orange anthers, puts it in a color class by itself. 

 Few lilies are more graceful. This lily, which 

 blooms in June and July, has never been found 

 growing wild 5 but it is regarded as a natural 



