176 HERBACEOUS PLANTS. 



The old Tiger Lily also does well, but is rather 

 coarse, and better adapted for the shruljbery. 



There are no better plants than Lilies to mingle 

 with Rhododendrons : generally sparse in foliage, 

 the latter supply it ; and the showy flowers are more 

 effective than when wholly unrelieved by green, as 

 we usually see them. 



They grow freely, and once planted take care of 

 themselves. Indeed, a Rhododendron-bed is worth 

 all the trouble of making, if only to show the per- 

 fection to which our native Lilies can be grown. 



