L ilium Excelsum . 



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It flowers the last of July, is very sweet-scented, and, like most of the 

 Japan lilies, is perfectly hardy, and will grow in any soil not too wet or 

 sandy. 



The most common way of propagating this lily is by offsets, which 



LiLlUM EXCELSUM. 



can be taken from the old bulb in September or October ; it can also be 

 increased with much facility by planting the scales of which the bulbs 

 are composed, in pots or boxes of very sandy soil ; by this mode each 

 scale will, in time, if properly cultivated, make flowering roots. 



