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mine or blood red. The plants are of pleasing 

 globe or oval shape, and very symmetrical. Flow- 

 ers inconspicuous. This plant is grown for its 

 foliage, single specimens, or in hedgerows. The 

 beauty of the plant is its shape and color. -Grown 

 from seed, and easily transplanted. Seed may 

 be sown in boxes for early planting. They may 

 be also sown in the open ground after danger of 

 frost is past, and then transplanted where they 

 are to grow. 



Liliums. Hardy bulbs. There are many va- 

 rieties but only the hardy ones for out-door plant- 

 ing are considered here. The following will be 

 satisfactory. Auratum (Gold Band Lily of 

 Japan), Longifolium (White Garden Lily), Spe- 

 ciosum Album, white; Speciosum Eubrum, red; 

 Speciosum Melpomene, crimson: Speciosum 

 Magnificum, rich red, spotted. Most of the lily 

 bulbs are imported, and do not usually arrive un- 

 til late, sometimes not until November. They 

 should be planted as soon as they are received. 

 Packed in sand they may be kept until spring, 

 and then planted, as soon as the frost is out of 

 the ground, that is, if they are received too late 

 for fall planting. The soil should be rich, and 

 deep. Set the bulbs six inches deep, and surround 

 each bulb with pure sand. Once planted, they re- 

 main in the ground and will bloom for years with- 

 out replanting. In the fall, mulch slightly with 

 coarse manure. 



Lily of the Valley. Hardy perennial. Sweet, 

 delicate and graceful. Height six to eight inches. 

 Color white. 'Used for cut flowers in bouquets. 

 Grown from pips or bulblets. Plant in rich soil 



