64 WILD 0I5ANGE LILY. 



Tho Lily has a wide geograpliical range, and may be found in 

 fcouie rorniin every clinie. 



There are Lilies that bloom within the cold influence of the 

 frigid zone, as well as the more brilliant species that glow beneath 

 the blazing suns of the equator in Africa tmd Southern Asia. 



Dr. Richardson mentions, in his list of Arctic plants, Lilinm 

 PhiUuhJph'am), our own gorgeous oiange (or rather scarlet-spotted 

 Lilv.) He renuirks that it is called by the Esquimaux "Mouse-koot," 

 from the fact that it is much sought alter by the field mice, which 

 feed upon the root. The porcupine also digs for it in the sandy soil 

 in which it delights to grow. 



In Kamtscliatka the Li/h'mn powpimhtm is used by the natives as 

 an article of food; and in Muscovy the white ^Narcissus is roasted as 

 a substitute for bread. 



The healing qualities of the large white Lily roots and leaves 

 are well known, applied in the form of a })oultice to sores and boils. 

 Thus are beauty and usefulness united in this most attractive plant. 



'Ihe subject of our artist's pencil, the Orange Lily, is widely 

 spread over this portion of the American continent, as well as in the 

 more sunny Western ^States of North America. 



We find it, however, more frequently growing on open plain- 

 lands, where the soil is sandy loam. l\\ partially shaded grassy 

 thickets in oak-openings, in the months of June and July, it may be 

 seen mixed with the azure blue Lupine {Litpmus perennis), the golden 

 flowered ^loccasin {Ct/pnprdium palM^scf^ns, Pijrola rotandi folia,) the 

 large sweet-scented Wintergreen, and other charming summer 



