LILIUM CANDIDUM. 



vigor. Plant in as dry a place as possible, and at least six inches in depth. The bulbs should 

 remain in the ground several years without removal, if possible. If good bulbs are planted, they 



will generally bloom the first summer, and continue 

 to improve every year. 



Japonicum longiflorum is trumpet-shaped, four 

 inches or more in length, and of 

 pearly whiteness. It is perfectly 

 hardy and healthy. The plant sel- 

 dom exceeds eighteen inches in 

 height. Bulbs small. It is des- 

 tined to become a universal favor- 

 ite. The Longiflorum bears forc- 

 ing well, and therefore can be 

 grown in the house where it will 

 invariably give perfect satisfaction. 

 Indeed it is one of those beautiful 

 and useful flowers that we cannot 

 praise too highly. There are two 

 Lilies very similar, though larger and somewhat scarce. Eximium has flowers about an inch or 

 two longer, and the plant is somewhat taller. Takesima produces flowers about the same size as 

 Eximium, but the plant is quite distinct, the flower stalk being purplish. 



Lilium candidum is our common white Lily, and we have none more beautiful. It is hardy 

 everywhere, and constantly improves, throwing out new bulbs, so that after a few years a clump is 

 formed several feet in diameter and from four to five feet in height, giving a perfect mass of beau- 

 tiful, white, fragrant blossoms. For floral decorations no flower excels this beautiful white Lily, 

 and we advise everybody to grow a clump of these flowers in some corner of the garden, espe- 

 cially for cutting for decorative purposes. Was this Lily newly discovered it would be very much 

 prized, and every one would desire to possess it, regardless of cost, but being old it is too much 

 neglected. For this reason we urge upon our readers the claims of one of our oldest and best friends. 

 L. spedosum album, by some florists called Prascox, is a new white Lily from Japan, of the 

 Lancifolium style, and is far superior in purity of color, size of flower and vigor of plant, to the 

 old Lancifolium album. In habit, the plant is as robust as Rubrum, but shorter, the flowers 

 are as large, but more reflexed, while they are of the 

 purest white, the flower stem and band in center of petals 

 being pea-green. Leaves and stems a very light, almost 

 transparent green. We have had this variety in cultiva- 

 tion several years, but our stock was so small that we 

 could not offer it for sale until recently. 



L. excelsum is a very delicate flower, being creamy or 

 light buff, and exceedingly fragrant. 

 The plant is vigorous, blooms abun- 

 dantly, and is one of the tallest of the 

 family. This is the only true buff Lily 

 we know of, and it is a real beauty, a 

 . strong bulb throwing up a stem more 

 than four feetiin height, and bearing a 

 score or more of flowers, of a creamy 

 buff, almost salmon, reflexed, and 

 about three inches in diameter. 



L. Washingtonianum is one of the 

 best of the California and Oregon 

 Lilies, *pure waxy white, glossy as 

 though freshly varnished, and spotted 

 with fine purple spots. The flowers, though perfectly white when they open, change to pink, 

 becoming darker each day, so that flowers are seen on the same plant of eveiy shade from white 



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LILIUM WASHINGTONIANUM. 



