14 LILIES FOR ENGLISH GARDENS 



foliage, persisting after the flower is over. The out- 

 side of the flower is heavily coloured with purplish- 

 brown, and the conspicuous deep brown rust-coloured 

 anthers add to the appearance of purity of the inside 

 of the flower. There is a variety known as leucanthe- 

 mum which is white outside as well as in. 



It is a grand plant for light soils in the South 

 of England, and loves a sheltered but warm place. 

 There are not many Lilies that like a light sandy soil, 

 but this fine kind is content with almost pure sand 

 with a little manure. It is so grown by the Dutch 

 nurserymen, and also largely in the sandy soils near 

 Berlin. It does not refuse to grow in stiffer land, 

 for we hear of its doing well in the strong red 

 loam of Devonshire, and in heavy soil much farther 

 north. The Japanese plant the bulb on its side in 

 order that winter wet may not lodge among the 

 scales, and in cold heavy soils it would be well to 

 lay something over it to shoot off the wet in winter. 



L. Brownii makes roots from the stem as well as 

 from the bulb and should therefore be planted rather 

 deeply, not less than seven inches. 



LILIUM KRAMERI (Japan), Eulirion 



This is one of the few pink Lilies of our gardens, 

 and a very lovely thing it is. The flowers are carried 

 horizontally on stems from three to four feet high. 

 The soil generally advised for it is a light loam, but 

 an amateur who grows Lilies with great success in 

 Devonshire says the colour is finest in peat. 



