CHAPTER VII 



SOME BEAUTIFUL WAYS OF GROWING LILIES 



The greater number of the Lilies look their best when 

 seen among shrubs and green growths of handsome 

 foliage. Their forms are so distinct as well as beautiful 

 that they are much best in separate groups among 

 quiet greenery — not combined with other flowers. 

 This general rule is offered for consideration as appli- 

 cable to Lilies of white, pink, lemon-yellow, or other 

 tender colourings ; not so much to those that have 

 scarlet and orange flowers. These are admirable in 

 combination with many other garden flowers in the 

 mixed border and various garden spaces. The White 

 Lily, also, which loves sunlight, is so old a garden 

 flower, and seems so naturally to accompany the 

 Cabbage Roses and late Dutch Honeysuckle and 

 other old garden flowers of the early days of July, 

 that one must allow that its place in our gardens is 

 in combination with the other old favourites. 



But if it were a question of preparing a place for 

 the purest pleasure in the enjoyment of Lily beauty 

 it might be best arranged in some cool, sheltered, 

 leafy place ; some shady bay in woodland close to, 

 though removed from, the garden proper. It should 

 be in a place that was fairly moist yet well drained. 



