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these lilies, for general value and easy culture, are 

 our native Canadense and varieties. These gen- 

 erally are seen in moist meadows, but they do even 

 better when transplanted into garden soil which is 

 deep and friable, and still better if well mulched. 

 Plant them without manure, and six to eight inches 

 in depth. The lancifoliums should be set down 

 about five inches, while the Madonna, which forms 

 autumn leaves, should be set only two or three inches 

 deep, so that the leaves will spread over as a winter 

 protection. I find but one difficulty in securing all 

 these lilies by the thousand; that is, they are liable 

 to start too early in the spring, and get mowed down 

 by late frosts. 



You will, of course, find a good deal of interest in 

 planting Auratum, and Longiflorum, which is a 

 variety of Easter lily; and there are many more 

 very fine sorts which you will find catalogued, but 

 as a rule you will get better satisfaction with those 

 I have named above. Auratum should be planted 

 nine inches in depth, and Longiflorum, which is so 

 noble a lily that you may well afford it patience and 

 care, must be planted seven or eight inches in 

 depth. 



Among perennials, after roses and lilies I place 



