LILIES— HARDY SORTS 



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They apparently don't have a period of dormancy and therefore 

 suffer when out of the soil. 



LiLIUM AURATUM 



This is, perhaps, the most showy of all hardy Lilies. Its large, 

 dark-spotted flowers borne on heavy, tall stalks always attract 

 attention. The bulbs reach us from Japan the same time those 

 of L. speciosum do, and can be treated the same way. They will 

 flower well in pots, yet the flowers are not as useful to the florist 

 as those of L. speciosum. 



Other Hardy Lilies 



For permanent planting both Lilium iigrinum splendens and its 

 double form { flora pleno) are exceUent and good even for cutting. 

 Both are of an orange color. 



Lilium superbum, of reddish orange color, is also fine. Lilium 

 Henryi has a dark yellow flower with brown spots ; it is also called 

 the yellow speciosum. L. Hansonii is a fine orange-colored sort 

 with dark spots, exceUent for outdoor planting. While some of 

 our showiest hardy LiUes hail from Japan, L. regale (myriophyllum) 

 came to us from China. With its large flowers, white overlaid 

 with pink and with a yellow throat, it is one of the most stately 



Fig. 201.— Growing Habdy Lilies in Amemca. A block of hardy Lilies grown 



Ijy P. M. Koster in New Jersey and called by experts superior to many raised from 



imported Japanese bulbs. The plant in Mr. Koster's hand is a seedhng L. auratum, 



it flowered in eighteen months from seed 



