&ECT. XIX. LISTS OF TREES, &C. 37? 



in order to bring them into the house when in flower, 

 for their agreeable perfume. 



Iris, the four fi rst s P rt s rather prefer a shady 

 moist situation ; but will grow any where, and are 

 commonly planted in odd spare corners of ground. 



Lvias are, for the most part, green-house and 

 stove plants; but these two sorts are found hardy 

 enough to do ordinarily in open borders, in a light 

 dry soil, and warm situatiqn, a little protection, being 

 afforded them in severe weather. 



Lily is a very ornamental and hardy flower in all 

 its' varieties, encreasing abundantly, and needing 

 only to be removed every three or four years, for 

 the' purpose of taking away the offsets, and renew- 

 ing the soil, for a superior blow. The whites will 

 not keep out of ground above one month, but the 

 orange for several. The white will flower tolerably 

 in shade, but the orange much better ; and as it is a 

 gay flower, it serves well to enliven plantations. The 

 martagons are generally not nice as to soil and situ-' 

 ation : but the scarlet and yellow sorts, and striped 

 lily, should have a light dry soil, and sun. The 

 single white lilies are very sweet ; but the doubles 

 are inodorous, as is the case with some other flowers, 

 the fragrance arising from the stamina and ant her &, 

 which are often smothered by numerous petals. The 

 Atamasco, Guernsey, belladonna, and pancratium 

 lilies, are tender, and should have a warm, or a good 

 auricula soil, a full sunny border, and well sheltered 

 situation ; protect also from much wet in cold sea- 

 sons, and afford security from frost. These are 

 very elegant and noble flowers, and the Guernsey 

 lily is equal to, if not beyond, any plant in the 

 flowery creation : This is, however, the tenderest of 

 the four : then the belladonna, and pancratium lily, 

 or sea 'daffodil; the atamasco is the hardiest. All 

 of them are usually potted for removing into shelter; 



