none that excel the beautiful, delicate, yet brilliant Japan Lilies Lilium lancifolium. In 

 addition to their beauty, these Lilies are exceedingly fragrant and as hardy as any of our common 



varieties. Strong bulbs send up 

 flowering stems from three to 

 four or five feet in height, and 

 begin to bloom about the middle 

 of summer. Each flowering stem 

 will have from two to a dozen 

 flowers, according to strength of 

 bulb. No description can do 

 anything like justice to these flow- 

 ers, or show the beautiful frost- 

 like v/hite of the surface, glisten- 

 ing like diamonds, or the rubies 

 that stand out on the surface. 

 L. Chalcedo- 

 nicum is one 

 of the Marta- 

 gon or Turk's 

 Cap Lilies, be- 

 ing much re- 

 flexed, as can 

 be seen in the 

 engraving. 

 The flower is 

 small, about 

 the size of our 

 common Can- 



adense, but it is the most brilliant flower of the family a scarlet so bright that no painting can 

 do it justice, as it is impossible to procure a color sufficiently intense. We have endeavored to 

 portray this Lily in our Chromo B, where it will be found quite correct, except in coloring. The 

 Chalcedonicum is a native of Palestine, and is, no doubt, the flower referred to by our SAVIOR as 

 the Lily of the field arrayed in glory far exceeding even the glory of Israel's most voluptuous 

 monarch. In addition to the brilliant color, the flower has the appearance of being freshly var- 

 nished. Plant pretty deep, and it is well to give a little mulching the first summer. A few 

 flowers only will be given the first season, if any, but the improvement will be marked and sat- 

 isfactory every season. 



L. auratum is the great Lily 

 of Japan, often called Golden- 

 Banded Lily. This is the King 

 of Lilies. The flower is from 

 ten to twelve 

 inches in di- 

 ameter, com- 

 posed of six 

 very delicate 

 white ivory 

 parts, each 

 being thick- 

 ly studded 

 with spots of 

 crimson, and 

 having a 

 golden band through its center. 



LILIUM AURATUM. 



LILIUM JAPONICUM LONGIFLORUM. 



As the bulbs acquire age and strength, the flowers attain a very 

 large size, and upward of a dozen are produced on a single stem. As before observed, I find 

 Auratums grown on my own grounds are fine and healthy, showing every sign of strength and 



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