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place in full sun, in a compost of strong loam and 
leaf-mould, care being taken before planting to put 
a little clay at the bottom of the hole in which the 
plant is going to be placed, so that sufficient moisture 
may be retained by it during the resting-season 
without any overhead watering. Immediately before 
flowering, the plant loses all its leaves and looks as 
if dying; water must then be partially withheld 
until the flower makes its appearance, when the plant 
may again be watered freely until it has done 
flowering and goes to rest. 
Lewisia Tweedyi (California). 
Plant on a knoll or on a table-land behind a 
rock, on a dry sunny bank facing full south, in deep 
good loam and grit in equal proportions. In March, | 
top-dress around the collar of the plant with grit to 
prevent slugs or snails eating the young growths. 
Lilium japonicum, syn. Krameri (Japan). 
A somewhat difficult Lily to grow, requiring both 
special soil and treatment to succeed well. It should 
be planted on the north side of a hedge or wall, and 
must be sheltered from the strong winds as much as 
possible. To plant, take out the soil to a depth of 
about 18in., put in 6in. of drainage consisting of 
broken stones or bricks, and cover this with 2in. of 
rough loam; then make a mixture of one part of 
rough loam to two parts of white sand, and a small 
portion of dried and well-decayed cow-dung, and 
turn the whole over two or three times so that it may 
become well mixed ; spread a layer of this prepared 
material 3in. to 4in. deep and plant in the Lilies, 
