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is furnished with 

 an unusual number 

 of narrow leaves. 

 It is a member of 

 the Turk's Cap 

 section, the flowers 

 being small and in 

 colour greenish yel- 

 low, dotted with 

 lro\vn. Lessshms y 

 than many of the 

 others, this is in- 

 teresting as being 

 the first outdoor 

 Lily to bloom. The 

 scent of the flowers 

 in a confined place 

 is very unplea- 

 sant. 



I .ilium testa- 

 ceum (Nankeen 

 Lily). One of the 

 most beautiful of 

 all Lilies, and one 

 that no garden 

 should be without. 

 Its tall slender 

 stems are crowned 

 1)\ delicately 

 poised flowers that 

 stir with every 

 breeze. They are 

 of a pleasing shade 

 of soft nankeen, 

 with bright red 

 dish orange - co- 

 loured anthers. 

 Apart from its 

 beauty, this Lily 

 is very intere-tum 

 from the doubt 

 concerning its 

 origin, but it is 

 generally regarded 

 as a hybrid be- 

 tween Lilium can- 

 didum and L. 

 chalcedonicuin. 



Lilium tigrinum 

 (Tiger Lily). A 

 general favourite 

 in small ganl -n-, 

 where clumps may 



The King of Lilies (Lilium giganteum), suitable for 

 the unheated greenhouse or out of doors. 



often be met with 

 that have stood 

 for years without 

 disturbance. The 

 bright orange-red 

 flowers, densely 

 spotted with black- 

 ish purple, are at 

 their best in the 

 month of August, 

 when most Lilies 

 are over. There 

 are several well- 

 marked varieties, 

 the best being 

 splemlens or Leo- 

 poldii, in which the 

 tin \\ers are brighter 

 in colour, and with 

 larger and fewer 

 spots than those of 

 the normal form. 

 The stem is almost 

 black and smooth 

 instead of hairy. 

 In the variety flore 

 pleno the blossoms 

 are double, while 

 Fortunei is a 

 strong - growing 

 form, with stems 

 and buds clothed 

 with a whitish 

 down. The flowers 

 of this variety often 

 open well on in 

 September. 



GOOD GARDEN 

 LILIES 



In addition to 

 the Lilies already 

 described as suc- 

 ed i ng i n t h < 

 ordinary flower 

 border, there are 

 others of equal 

 value, or in some 

 \i-n liner. 

 that are suited t<> 

 the average gar- 

 den. They differ, 

 however, from 



