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in the treatment of carnations, will promote the 

 striking of the slips ; but they will do if in any way 

 sheltered and shaded. 



Lobelia, or Cardinal-flower. That variety called 

 fulgens is of the brightest scarlet, arid perhaps the 

 brightest colour of the vegetable world. This fine 

 plant is perfectly manageable at moderate elevations. 

 Slips will do as above, but in general plenty of rooted 

 offsets may be procured. Place them in fine earth 

 manured with old compost, and in a spot completely 

 sheltered but open to the sun. Before winter cover 

 up the roots with light short decayed dung, which 

 rake off in spring, when the young buds will be found 

 appearing beneath. 



Lily Of which there are many varieties, but a 

 few of the best are the large common white, growing 

 four or five feet high ; (the small white flower, not 

 unfrequently called lily, is a Narcissus ; ) the orange 

 lily, which takes its name from its colour; the fiery 

 lily, which may be known by the bulbs it bears on 

 the stalks; the martagon or Turk's-cap lily, of which 

 there are many sorts, and which are named from the 

 turning in of the petals, presenting the figure of a 

 turban; the tiger; and the crown-imperial. The 

 bulbs are scaly and do not agree with the treatment 

 of hard bulbs. If kept long out of the ground they 

 must be placed in sand to prevent drying. The 

 proper season for planting is September ; planted in 

 spring they are apt not to flower that year. But the 

 best rule with all the tribe is to observe when the 

 leaves begin to decay after the season of flowering, 

 and then to take them up, whether to give more room 

 or fresh soil. They are too monstrous for beds and 



