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huge trumpet-shaped, nodding white flowers, in- 

 teriorly stained with purple, and of powerful 

 fragrance. It is a strong rooter, and, as it push- 

 es up very early, it should be planted rather 

 deeply, and protected with fine ashes from spring 

 frosts. It is said to require years before it sends 

 up its flower-stalk, and the longer it is in coming 

 into flower the finer it is said to be.. 



The tiger-lily (L. tigrinum), an occupant of 

 most gardens, is never common when well 

 grown. Its odd Chinese color and pronounced 

 spots must be seen in mass to do it justice ; the 

 old - fashioned country garden invariably does 

 well by it, because it is left undisturbed. L. 

 tigrinum splendens is termed the most beauti- 

 ful, though the double variety is almost equally 

 fine. All of the tigers are among the very easy 

 lilies to grow. 



A single specimen of a beautiful native lily of 

 the Canadense section was discovered in 1 840 by 

 Dr. Asa Gray, on the Alleghanies, North Caro- 

 lina, and named in his honor L. Grayi. This 

 is described as having flowers of dark-red orange, 

 uniformly dotted within with rather small purple 

 spots. Although since found in the same habi- 

 tat, the species is as yet extremely rare. 



A lily distinctly American is the wild Turk's- 

 cap (L. superbuni), an inhabitant of meadows 



