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bum), Hanson's lily (L. Hansoni), the Canada 

 lily (L. canadense) and Henry's lily (L. 

 Henryi) are seen to the very best garden ad- 

 vantage when planted, in naturalistic groups, 

 among rhododendrons. The gold-banded lily 

 (L. auratum) and the madonna lily (L. candi- 

 dum) are quite as fine in their less colorful and 

 less looming way, while in the foreground the 

 Thunbergian lily (L. elegans) and other dwarf 

 erect species, as well as the dainty coral lily 

 (L. tenuifolium), may be used to decided ad- 

 vantage with ferns or other low growth. 



Shrubbery may also be employed with excel- 

 lent effect as the background of lilies and when 

 it also breaks the force of strong winds so much 

 the better. The taller lilies mentioned all look 

 well against high shrubbery. To them may be 

 added the Caucasian lily (L. monadelphum) , 

 the panther lily (L. pardalinum) and the pur- 

 ple and white Martagon lilies (L. Martagon). 

 Where the background is lower the scarlet Mar- 

 tagon lily (L. chalcedonicum) , Brown's lily (L. 

 Brownii), the orange lily (L. croceum) and 

 Batemann's lily (L. elegans Batemanniae) are 

 admirably placed, or a dwarf foreground may 

 be made with the red star lily (L. concolor) or 

 L. elegans Orange Queen. In all cases the lilies 



