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border, at the base of a wall with a southern aspect, 

 and plant the tubers close to the wall, or only a few 

 inches from it." The Chalcedonian Iris (I. susiana) is 

 the most magnificent .species of the genus, and is well 

 worth the labor of the cultivator. Its stalk, seldom 

 a foot high, is surmounted by a splendid corolla, the 

 petals of which are nearly as broad as the hand, 

 and are of purple or black ground, delicately striped 

 with'white. It prefers a loamy soil and a sunny expo- 

 sure, and must be guarded from moisture and frosts in 

 winter. For these three species, Mr. Loudon recom- 

 mends the protection of a frame. 



There are many other species which are worthy of a 

 place in a select flower garden,, and, when well grouped 

 in a peaty earth, form an agreeable appendage to a 

 parterre. Of these, we may mention the low-creeping 

 I. cristata and pumila, the more aspiring prismatica, 

 flexuosa, virginica, sordida, variegata, and Swertii, the 

 taller Sibirica, triflora, and ochroleuca, the broad- 

 leaved Florentina, Germanica, and Sambucina, and the 

 stately pallida, whicK for simple elegance, is not out- 

 shone by any of its compeers. This beautiful family 

 was zealously cultivated by the late amiable David Fal- 

 cohar, Esq., of Carlowrie, who introduced same of its 

 most interesting members to the horticultural world in 

 Scotland. 



The Lily. — Of the genus Lilium there are many 

 species, some of which have not been exhibited to the 

 extent of their capabilities in the flower garden. The 

 old white Lily (L. candidum), after supplying the poets 

 with so much imagery, has retired into the modest 

 station of a common border-flower. The flaunting 

 Orange-Lily (L. bulbiferum) and the Turk's Cap (L, 



