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cares about hardy plants than naturalizing the Lily 

 of the Valley in woody places about a country house. It 

 is in every garden, and very often so crowded and so 

 starved that it seldom flowers well. A bare garden 

 border is not so suitable for it as a thin wood or little 

 openings in a copse, where it enjoys enough light. And 

 by planting it in various positions and soils, we may 

 secure an important difference as to bloom. On a cool 



THE LILY OF THE VALLET IN COPSE. 



northern slope it blooms ten days later than on a warm 

 garden border. Recently different varieties of Lily 

 of the Valley have been collected, and are cultivated. 

 This fact should be noted by any who would, in places 

 where the Lily of the Valley does not grow wild, desire 

 to establish it. 



There are advantages in plantation culture for many 

 hardy plants — the shelter, shade, and soil aflfordi-ng 

 for some things conditions more suitable than garden 



