74' LILIES 



L. fulgens See elegans. 



L. giganteum Giant lily. 



Himalaya mountains. White, tinged with 

 purple inside and with green outside ; trumpet- 

 shaped, 8 to 9 in. long and 5 in. wide; 12 to 

 20 on stalk. Delicious, but powerful, fra- 

 grance. Very fine foliage, heart-shaped. July, 

 August. 10 to 14 ft. 



Hardy. Quite vigorous and not very diffi- 

 cult when conditions suit it. Naturalizes read- 

 ily in English woods. Needs protection in very 

 cold climates. Flourishes finely in a green- 

 house border. Requires quite deep soil con- 

 taining leaf-mold or sandy peat with well- 

 rotted manure and moist sub-soil. A light, 

 loamy soil in woodland will do. Give shelter 

 and partial shade. Does well in rhododendron 

 beds. Boots must be well established to insure 

 perfect flower development and it is therefore 

 better to sacrifice the first season's bloom in the 

 case of bulbs of flowering size. The best per- 

 manent results are from small bulbs left un- 

 disturbed, but that may mean a few years' 

 waiting. Protect growing shoots with ever- 

 green boughs in spring. 



L. Grayi Gray's lily. 



Mountains of Virginia and North Carolina. 

 Reddish orange, spotted with maroon. Similar 

 to L. canadense, but petals slightly less curved ; 



