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Gardening for Amateurs 



in gardens. They 

 are useful for cut- 

 ting, as not only 

 are they fragrant, 

 but the buds con- 

 tinue to open on 

 the flower spikes 

 when cut and 

 placed in water. 

 Hem ero callis 

 thrive in sunny 

 or partially shaded 

 positions, in soil 

 that has been 

 deeply dug and 

 well manured be- 

 fore planting. 

 They thrive in 

 most cultivated 

 soils, but make 

 the best growth 

 in rather moist 

 ground ; this is 

 why one often sees 

 fine groups by the 

 pond and lake- 

 side. The Day 

 Lilies are equally 

 valuable for the 

 flower border and 

 shrubbery, and for 

 planting among 

 hardy ferns ; they 

 can be strongly 

 recommended for 

 the suburban gar- 

 den. October is 

 perhaps the best 

 time to plant or 

 to propagate by 

 dividing the 



grown in the rock garden, is worth planting clumps, though it may be done through- 

 along the front of a sunny border ; it is out the winter during mild weather. The 

 | to 1 foot high, and the flowers are orange- following are all showy border plants : 

 yellow. A pretty selection with white, H. aurantiaca major, 2 to 2J feet high, 

 yellow, orange, or pink flowers may be with large apricot-coloured flowers, from 



Summer Starwort (Erigeron speciosus). 



readily raised from a packet of seeds. 



July to September ; H. Dumortieri, 1J feet, 



Hemerocallis (Day Lily). The various rich orange-yellow, very free, May to July ; 

 kinds of Hemerocallis are attractive plants H. flava, the Common Day Lily, 2| feet, yel- 

 for the border, flowering from May to Sep- low, very free and fragrant, May and June ; 



tember. During comparatively recent years 

 'the raising of a number of varieties has 



H. fulva (syn. disticha), 2J to 3 feet, bronze- 

 yellow, July and August, a form of this 



drawn much more attention to their value called Kwanso fl. pi. has double flowers of 



