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four to five feet, flowers rich golden yellow spotted with 

 crimson ; Lilium chalcedonicum, height three to four feet, 

 flowers brilliant scarlet ; Lilium superbum, height four to 

 six feet, flowers orange beautifully spotted with black ; Lilium 

 tigrinum, height three feet, flowers reddish orange spotted 

 with black; the flore pleno (double tigei? lily) is also a 

 beautiful variety ; Lilium Thunbergianum, and its varieties, 

 are all good, height from one foot to eighteen inches, colours 

 from pale yellow to rich orange-red and spotted with black ; 

 Lilium umbellatum, and varieties, are all good, height two 

 to three feet, varying in colour from deep orange to orange 

 crimson, more or less spotted with black. When lilies have 

 finished blooming, and the stalks have withered, they should 

 be removed, if necessary, and a stake placed in the ground 

 to mark where the bulbs are. Lilies should not be lifted 

 oftener than once in two or three years, when it is necessary 

 to reduce the size of the plant. When they have to be 

 lifted they should be planted with as little delay as possible. 

 Bulbs composed of fleshy scales soon perish if left long out 

 of the soil. 



The Guernsey Lily is a beautiful Autumn flowering 

 plant ; the varieties are scarlet, pink, purple, and red. 

 Plant in a mixture of peat, sand and good garden soil. 

 Plant in September or October. The bulbs must not be 

 kept long out of the ground. 



Belladonna Lilies also flower in Autumn, and 

 should be treated in the same manner as the last mentioned. 



Tigridia Pavonia, and the new varieties are gorgeous 

 bloomers, and will thrive in any good garden soil. No 

 garden should be without them. 



Lily of the Valley. This charming Spring flower is 

 so well known that it requires no description. It delights in 

 a moist, shady situation, where it will get either the morning 

 or evening sun. 



The Tuberoses. The double-flowered American, and 

 Italian are deliciously fragrant plants. The bulbs should be 

 planted in August. 



Schizostylis Coccinea. Autumn Ixia ; scarlet. Plant 

 in May or August. 



