Lilac 



( 16) 



Lilium 



winch are borne in early summer. Of the common 

 Lilac a great number of varieties now exist, some 

 bearing single, others double, flowers, while the 

 panicles of many are very large. In addition to 

 being one of the very best of hardy flowering 

 shrubs and one of the most easily managed, it is 

 also one of the most useful for forcing, pure white 

 Lilac in the winter always being in demand and 

 usually commanding a good price. Although one 



Good Varieties : 



alba grandiflora, wh. 

 Charles X., HI. 

 Gloire de Moulins, hi. 

 lemoineaua flor 



double. 

 Mdme. Lemoiiie, doultli 1 , 



wh. [p. 15). 



Marie Legraye, wh. (see 



Philemon, lil. 



Princess Camille de 



Rohan, 

 pleno, Rubra de Marly, red. 



Souv. de L. Spath, rich 



lil. 



Ville de Troyes, lil. 

 Virginalis, wh. 



A GOOD CLUMP OP LILIUM AUKATUM (see p. 18). 



of the most common and easily managed shrubs, 

 attention to pruning must be given if the best 

 results are required. The centre of the plant 

 should always be kept open to admit light and air, 

 shoots from the rootstock should be removed, and 

 those on the upper branches thinned in early 

 summer. It is also advisable to remove the old 

 flower heads as soon as flowering is over ; if left 

 on they weaken the bushes. (For other particu- 

 lars, see SYRINGA.) 



LILIUM. (LILY.) 



Description. The Lilium (ord. Liliacea;) in its 

 many forms is one of the noblest and most beauti- 

 ful of all bulbous plants, and its cultivation cannot 

 be too strongly advised, although a considerable 

 number of the species are difficult to cultivate, 

 from causes which are obscure, but which probably 

 arise from the absence or presence of moisture at 

 the proper times. 



Propagation. Liliums are propagated by offsets, 



