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choicest families, like the Paeoiiy and Rose, avoid that 

 color altogether. But when you see the Delphinium 

 in all its glory, with those rich tints, and all the delicate 

 penciling and tracing done with nature's most skillful 

 touch, you will feel that you have the link you need in 

 the chain of beauty. 



I was delighted in a trip to the extreme north to find 

 these glorious flowers in their perfection. They were 

 in evidence in the parks of Winnipeg, and in many 

 private grounds. It was encouraging to see them like 

 posts, six feet high, covered in their robes of blue. 

 Their extreme hardiness is a matter of great encour- 

 agement. In the border, set them back near the shrub- 

 bery, for they are too rank to place them near the walk. 



When you can have such imposing flowers as these, 

 you need not wait long to surround your home with as 

 much beauty as can be found anywhere. 



THE LILY. 



There are about fifty species of this glorious flower, 

 ranging in size from the attractive little Tenuifolium 

 to the immene Giganteum, which must have five years 

 to complete bulb, which throws up a stem six inches 

 through and ten feet high. 



There is also a wide range in the time of flowering, 

 which covers a good portion of the summer. It is not 

 practical to secure the whole of this family, but enough 

 of the leading kinds can be planted to have a cheering 

 variety. 



