254 POPULAR GARDEN FLOWERS 



in spring, for it pushes a huge growth through the soil, 

 and appears as robust as a young Oak. It is a somewhat 

 expensive Lily, and bulb-dealers often supply it in 

 various sizes at different prices. Two shillings is the 

 average price of a bulb four inches through. 



The species Grayi, orange, dotted with purple, is not 

 very important ; but Hansoni is a good plant, and is not 

 expensive. It grows about four feet high, and, having 

 yellow flowers, is sometimes called the yellow " Turk's 

 Cap." It will succeed with the auratum treatment. 



Harrisii is a highly important Lily. It is really a 

 variety of the species longiflorum, but is grown com- 

 mercially as a species. It is the famous white Easter 

 Lily so much used as a pot-plant for forcing. Growing 

 from two to three feet high, and bearing its long, pure 

 white flowers freely, it is a charming plant for green- 

 house and conservatory decoration in spring, and is 

 very useful for cutting. If it were not an abundant 

 bloomer, the flowers would be rather too expensive to 

 use in quantity for wreath-making and church decoration, 

 as the bulbs cost from 8d. to is. 6d. each, unless bought 

 in considerable numbers, in which case they are much 

 cheaper. It thrives in a compost of loam, leaf mould, 

 and sand. If grown out of doors, it should have a 

 sheltered place and the auratum treatment. 



The species Henryi, which was introduced from 

 China as recently as 1888, has become a popular Lily. 

 It has orange flowers, and grows four to five feet high. 

 The auratum treatment suits it. Humboldtii is a very 

 good Lily. It is a Californian species, growing about 

 four feet high, deep yellow in colour, with purple or 

 brown spots. Two varieties are offered in many 

 catalogues, the first being magnificum, a very deeply 

 coloured variety ; and the second ocellatum, yellow, 



