IN THE FLOWER GARDEN 



flowers beside one only six inches high with dark 

 red flowers, and farther on one of pale straw or 

 snowy white or with curious dots and shadings; 

 some deliciously fragrant, others faintly so ; some 

 with upright, others with nodding flowers; some 

 with dark-green woolly leaves or whorls or with 

 polished, light-green, lance-like scattered leaves." 



In one of his early announcements, Mr. Bur- 

 bank spoke of having "half a million kinds of 

 lilies yet to unfold their petals for the first time," 

 adding that he was still planting from one to 

 three pounds of hybridized lily seed every season. 



"Search this earth all over," he said, "climb 

 every mountain, plunge into every canon, valley, 

 and jungle ; and, when all this is done, visit every 

 park, garden, nursery, and conservatory ; go any- 

 where, everywhere, and as many varieties of 

 charming lilies cannot be found as I have pro- 

 duced. All the earth is not adorned with so many 

 new ones as are growing at my establishment." 



It was pointed out that these hybrid lilies were 

 crosses of parents selected for health, hardiness, 

 easy management, and rapid multiplication, as 

 well as for fragrance, beauty of coloring, grace, 

 and abundance of flowers; and the justifiable as- 

 sertion was made that "in these hybrids a broad 

 foundation has been laid for endless varieties 

 which will reward lovers of flowers for ages to 

 come." 



A glance at the photographic reproductions that 

 accompanied the announcement justified the plant 

 developer's enthusiasm. 



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