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whether to grow a capricious flower or banish a 

 troublesome weed. 



The following is the last classification adopt- 

 ed by Mr. J. G. Baker in his " Synopsis of all the 

 Known Lilies," published in 1875 : 



I. Subgenus CARDIOCRINUM (leaves heart- 

 shaped). Types : L. cordifolium, L. gigan- 

 teum. 



II. Subgenus EULIRION (flowers funnel- 

 shaped). Types : L. longtflorum, L. candt- 

 dum, L. Washingtonianum. 



III. Subgenus ARCHELIRION (flowers open). 

 Types : L. ttgrinum, L. speciosum, L, aura- 

 turn. 



IV. Subgenus ISOLIRION (flowers erect). 

 Types : L. croceum, L. concolor, L. Philadel- 

 phicum. 



V. Subgenus MARTAGON (flowers turban- 

 shaped). Types: L. martagon, L. superbum, 

 L. pomponium, L. polyphyllum. 



If one would go distracted on the subject of 

 forms and varieties, he should peruse the anno- 

 tated " Alphabetical List of the Species and Va- 

 rieties of Lilium," compiled by M. d'Hoop, a Bel- 

 gian amateur, published in vol. xxvii, No. 692, 

 of the London "Garden." Thus, under L. Cana- 

 dense, its principal varieties are described as L. 

 C. superbum (intermediate between Canadense 

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