84 THE BOOK OF THE LILY 



air, but being so late in flowering it is, as a general rule, 

 best to treat it as a pot plant. 



L. polyphyllum also succeeds as an open air Lily in 

 places, but it is always too expensive and rare to risk 

 it under hardy Lily treatment. 



L. philippinense is one of the few Lilies that require sub- 

 tropical heat to bring it to perfection. 



