36 LILIES 



clump now and then nestles up to the house by 

 the side of the door and seems to belong to the 

 home, as it does. This is a good way to plant 

 the madonna, tiger, Nankeen and orange lilies, 

 which thus placed will frequently take care of 

 themselves for years. They need not be staked ; 

 in fact wherever this can be avoided in the gar- 

 den it should be done. A lily tied to a stake 

 can never be quite its natural self. 



The out and out naturalization of lilies is 

 more delightful to think about than easy to 

 accomplish, because to most are denied the right 

 conditions. Where these do obtain, it is far 

 preferable to use lilies this way than in even 

 a naturalistic garden. The swamp and Canada 

 lilies it is cruel to place in a garden when they 

 may be introduced to one's own bit of wild. 

 Both are good subjects; so is the wood lily (L. 

 philadelphicum) , which does not take very 

 kindly to cultivation. 



For the rock garden any lily may be used, 

 as the taller ones can be planted in recesses on 

 the ground level and given the requisite setting. 

 The dwarf, erect kinds, however, are to be pre- 

 ferred. For cool pockets the red star lily is 

 a good subject. Very likely the reddish lily (L. 

 rubellum) and the coast lily (L. maritimum) 



