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prevent its receiving the recognition which it richly 

 deserves. 



We have several fine colonies of Tiger Lilies in our 

 borders, one in association with blue and white Monks- 

 hood and tall white Phlox is particularly good, and an- 

 other with pale-yellow Mulleins and metallic Sea Hollies 

 is also good. A little larger and finer in every way than 

 the common Tiger Lily is L. tigrimum var. splendens, and 

 there is a double sort which is not an improvement. 

 Tiger Lilies belong to late July and August. 



The speciosum Lilies were next to come into the gar- 

 den and have proved themselves entirely trustworthy 

 under ordinary garden conditions. There is the frosted 

 var. album, the garnet- jewelled var. rubrum, and the 

 more brilliant Melpomene, and I think there are still 

 others. These Lilies are not so tall as the Tigers, but 

 make splendid groups, which may be effectively inter- 

 mingled with Dicentra eximia. They bloom in late Au- 

 gust, and their refined beauty is pleasing in this season 

 of rank foliage and high colours. 



The three native Lilies, L. superbum, canadense, and 

 Philadelphicum, are well worth bringing into the garden. 

 Most of us are fortunate enough to know them in their 

 natural environment, for they are very plentiful. L. 

 superbum rises superb indeed from many a swamp of the 

 middle and northern states, its tall, strong stem carry- 

 ing from twelve to twenty-five orange-scarlet, recurved 

 blossoms spotted brown. This Lily does very well in 



