PERENNIALS AND BIENNIALS 



terrace, on the other hand, the plants sometimes 

 reach a height of ten feet, bearing large numbers 

 of flowers, though the blossoms themselves are 

 much smaller than those in the other bed. I 

 have never attempted to reproduce this lily from 

 seed. 



Lilium tigrinum, the well-known Tiger Lily, 

 needs no description. It is easy of cultivation, 

 thrives in almost any situation, but likes deep 

 sandy loam, and is perfectly hardy, blooming 

 from August 20th to September 15th. There 

 are a number of varieties, the double variety, 

 splendens, being tall and showy. It is easily re- 

 produced from the bulbels which form in the 

 axils of the leaves. These bulbels should be 

 planted just as they begin to sprout and are 

 ready to fall to the ground. I have surrounded 

 a single stalk with numerous younger plants by 

 simply cutting the bed a little larger each fall, 

 and pressing the bulbels into the soil. I have 

 also raised a number of good plants in the gar- 

 den beds, transplanting them after they were a 

 foot high. In this way I have obtained sturdy 

 blooming plants in two or three years. 



Lilium tenuifolium, the Siberian Coral Lily, is 

 a treasure in a cool climate. Ordinarily it grows 



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