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petals marked with pale-yellow bands on the 

 edges. This is one of the most striking and ex- 

 ceptional forms, though the numerous flowers 

 are smaller. Some have flowers with the under 

 side of the petals stained a deep vermilion ; some 

 have large and some small dots; others occur 

 with flowers much larger than the type ; and 

 the form I have specified as occurring with vari- 

 egated foliage has the handsomest flowers of all, 

 of medium size, with the back of the petals col- 

 ored a glowing vermilion-scarlet. The large- 

 flowered form has the petals the least spotted of 

 all, no dots appearing on the terminal half of the 

 petals. The latter is one of the most robust 

 of the section. Another rare form occurs with 

 the outside of the petals blotched and spotted 

 with yellow, and I have met with still another 

 form, intermediate between rubrum a.n&flavum. 

 All these, with the exception of the variegated 

 form, I have found growing in the same woods 

 in flickering shade, and all have preserved their 

 distinguishing characteristics under cultivation. 

 The yellow Canadense, while a less robust 

 grower, withstands the sun better than the red 

 variety. The latter is worthless grown in open 

 sun. Placed among any of our native ferns ex- 

 cept the big ostrich, which starts so early in 

 growth as to choke or stunt the lilies, they 



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