SHRUBBERIES AND FLOWER-GARDENS. ClIAP. 



and ripens its seed in abundance; and the richer the soil, 

 the finer the plant. Sow earlv in the snring where the 

 plant is to remain. 



485. LEOPARDS-BANE. Lat. Doromcum p*antagi- 

 neum. Fr. Doronic. A perennial plant from the south 

 of Europe. It is about two feet high, and, in April it 

 blows a yellow flower. Propagated by cuttings and 

 suckers. The autumn is the time for removing it. 



486. LILY, the copper -coloured day. Lat. Hemerocallis 

 fulva. Fr. Heme'rocalle a fleurs rouges. A hardy bulbous- 

 rooted plant, and a native of the Levant. Blows, in 

 July and August, a reddish yellow flower. Any soil suits 

 it j but most of all a light loam. Propagated by sepa- 

 rating the roots when the leaves dry up ; but should be 



replanted again directly. LILY, scarlet martagon. Lat. 



Lilium Chalcedonium. Fr. Lis de Chalce'doine. A hardy 

 bulbous-rooted plant from the Levant j it grows three 

 or four feet high, and blows a bright scarlet flower in 

 June and July. Propagated from offsets taken soon 

 after flowering, which should be planted again shortly. 



They like a good soil and good situation. LILY, 



purple martagon. Lat. Lilium martagon. Fr. Lis martagon. 

 A hardy perennial plant of Germany, which grows three 

 or four feet high, and blows, in July, a flower which is 

 reddish or white, spotted with purple or blackish spots. 

 Often called the Turk's cap. Cultivated like the scarlet. 



LILY, common white. Lat. Lilium candidum. Fr. Lis 



blanc. This is sometimes called the lily of France, from 

 the circumstance of its being grealy used in France 

 on festival days and in processions ; but this is only 



