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IMMORTELLE or PEARLY EVERLASTING (Anaphalis margaritacea). 

 2 ft. A common weed with slender leaves that are cottony on both 

 sides, making a soft gray-green effect. Flowers retain the pearly white 

 scales of their involucre, and grow in large branching terminal clusters. 

 Under cultivation this plant is very attractive, especially as a border to 

 a dry bed where nothing else will grow; try it. If the top is pinched off 

 when the plant is only a few inches high, it will increase the bloom. 

 Propagated by suckers. 



LILY. Auratum or Golden-banded (Lilium auratum). 3-4 ft. The 

 most splendid and heavy-scented of all white lilies, bearing flowers 

 often 8 in. across with reflexed petals spotted with maroon or carmine, 

 a yellow stripe down the center, and conspicuous maroon anthers. This 

 lily is very capricious, and seldom finds a favorable home. Give a deep 

 rich well-drained soil, plenty of moisture; some say full sun, others 

 partial shade. Under all these conditions it frequently decreases in 

 vigor until it bears but a few small blooms. It is said that this decline 

 is due to the presence of a small white mite that infests the scales, and 

 flourishes more vigorously in American gardens than in its native 

 habitat. The main point is to keep the plant strong and healthy. Some 

 advise removing every year or two, and propagation is generally secured 

 by buying freshly-imported bulbs. In setting them out in late autumn, 

 it is well to surround each bulb with a little sand to prevent rotting; 

 plant from 5-6 in. deep. Never allow any manure directly at the root 

 of this or any other lily. This lily, if freshly imported, usually arrives 

 too late for fall planting unless the ground is prepared in advance 

 and covered deeply with mulch to prevent freezing. It may then 

 be uncovered and the lilies set and well mulched for the winter. 

 Otherwise, set the bulbs in early spring as soon as the ground is 

 ready. 



LILY. Plantain, see Funkia. 



LILY (Lilium speciosum album). 3 ft. This is the most delightful 

 of all lilies for its waxy texture, delicate fragrance and beautiful form 

 which is similar to the Lilium auratum, but smaller. It is pure white 

 with purplish spots on the reflexed petals, and from 3-10 flowers ap- 

 pear on a stalk. Its requirements are similar to those of L. auratum. 

 It needs partial shade, but not under overhanging trees. Of late it has 

 been subject to a blight, which causes it to disappear. Plant in autumn. 

 It blooms until late frosts. 



MALLOW. Swamp, see Hibiscus. 



