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clusters. As many as thirty flowers are sometimes borne 

 on one stem of old-established bulbs. The flowers are 

 four inches across, drooping, and with the segments of a 

 thick wax-like texture, and regularly recurved. They 

 vary from a pale citron yellow to deep yellow, and while 

 some forms are copiously spotted, others are spotless. It 

 is a native of the Caucasian region, and thrives in a 

 good loam soil, well-drained, and in an open spot. The 

 first season after planting it seldom shows much growth 

 above ground, after which, if position and soil are suitable, 

 it improves year by year. 



L. nellgherrense. The Lily of the Neilgherry Hills 

 in India is not a Lily for the open gardens in this 

 country, but needs the protection of a greenhouse or 

 frame. Bulbs are imported, and they flower readily the 

 first year, but rarely maintain their strength to flower 

 the second season, so that continual importation is 

 necessary. There is evidently something in the moun- 

 tain climate that cannot be imitated in this country ; 

 however, it is a grand Lily, as it reaches a height of 

 three to four feet and bears from one to three large 

 trumpet-shaped flowers with segments of very thick 

 substance, and of a primrose yellow tint. The delicate 

 aromatic fragrance of this Lily is distinct from that of 

 any other. A mixture of loam, peat, and sand is suitable 

 for imported bulbs. It does not start into growth till 

 late in the season, and flowers at any time from Sep- 

 tember to November. 



L. nepalense (the Nepaul Lily), like the preceding, 

 needs the protection of a greenhouse in this country, 

 where its blossoms are borne in early autumn. It grows 

 from four to six feet and bears from one to seven 

 flowers. These are funnel-shaped, about five inches 

 across with the segments recurved. They are greenish 

 yellow, with the basal portions of the petals deep purple. 

 It may be grown in pots like L. nellgherrense^ but both 



