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when badly grown, as late as October, and they did well, 

 in spite of the shock of moving at the wrong time. 



The Lily should not remain out of ground long before 

 planting, and must never be allov/ed to dry. Tliere is 

 a great advantage in securing home-grown instead of 

 imported ones, for, unless properly packed, they must 

 suffer for being so long out of ground. 



Some kinds do best with partial shade, while others 

 flourish in the open. I have a grand one from the 

 ^orth Carolina mountains, sent out by Fred Kelsey. 

 It does not do well in the open ; it does not grow^ so tall 

 or flower so freely as those under partial screen and 

 good surrounding shelter. These grow to be seven feet 

 high, with glorious clusters of freckled yellow flowers. 

 They have a rich, soft coloring, and give them forest or 

 native conditions, with plenty of water in a dry time, 

 and they will be all you can ask for. 



The beautiful Golden Funkai, or Day Lily, is an 

 early one. It has a clear, yellow color. There is an- 

 other, much taller and later, which is very satisfactory. 



One of the hardiest, most showy, as well as attractive, 

 is the Elegans. It blooms along with the Paeonies, and 

 goes into the wholesale business, covering the whole 

 plant with a mantle of bloom. These propagate read- 

 ily ; the stem under ground has a string of bulblets on it. 

 Dig up the whole ; plant the larger ones for next year's 

 flowering, and the small ones for another year's growth. 



Then come the double and single Tiger Lilies. 

 These are very robust, hardy and prolific of bloom. 

 Up and down the stem tiny bulbs are attached, about 



