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are beuefited by waterings of weak manure-water. Among 

 the tender species may be mentioned L. g'ujanteum^ a 

 very line species from the Ilimahiyas, with large white 

 flowers ; L. roseiim, with rosy-purple flowers, from India ; 

 L. Thompsonianum, an Indian species, with rosy flowers ; 

 L. WaUichianum, from Nepaul, with greenish-white flow- 

 ers ; and L. concolor, a native of China, with brilliant red 

 flowers. 



There are many other lilies in cultivation, and many 

 hybrids, to which it would be dillicult to assign their true 

 position. Later years have shown many to be hardy 

 which were once reputed tender, and the future may show 

 further progress in the same direction. 



The different species and varieties hybridize freely ; and 

 there is no flower which presents greater attractions for 

 the skill of the botanist or the experiments of the 

 amateur. 



