LILIES 



CHAPTEE I 



INTKODUCTION 



OF all flowers, none is more beautiful than 

 the lily. Nor is any more famous in song, in 

 story and in art, or more sanctified by long 

 garden association. Indeed, from remote an- 

 tiquity, only the rose and the violet have been 

 so strongly intrenched in the hearts of the peo- 

 ple. 



Yet, of all flowers, the lily is among the most 

 neglected. Especially is this true of American 

 gardens. Lilies have been cultivated in them 

 since early colonial days, but the pioneer ma- 

 donna lily is far from common even in New 

 England and Virginia, where it doubtless had 

 its first foothold. The old orange lily is toler- 

 ably scarce and the tiger lily has made no more 

 than a fair amount of headway. Add the aura- 

 turn and speciosum and the list of those that 



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