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hum), Hanson's lily (L. Hansoni), th.e Canada 

 lily (L. canadense) and Henry's lily {L. 

 Henry i) are seen to the very best garden ad- 

 vantage when planted, in naturalistic groups, 

 among rhododendrons. The gold-banded lily 

 {L. auratum) and the madonna lily (L. candi- 

 dum) are quite as fine in their less colorful and 

 less looming way, while in the foreground the 

 Thunbergian lily {L. elegans) and other dwarf 

 erect species, as well as the dainty coral lUy 

 (L, tenuifolium), may be used to decided ad- 

 vantage with ferns or other low growth. 



'Shnibhery may also be employed with excel- 

 lent effect as the background of lilies and when 

 it alsa-breaksuthe force of s-trong winds so much 

 the better. The taller lilies mentioned all look 

 well against high shrubbery. To them may be 

 added the Caucasian lily {L. monadelphum) , 

 the panther lily (L. pardalinum) and the pur- 

 ple and white Martagon lilies (L. Martagon). 

 "Where the background is lower the scarlet Mar- 

 tagon lily (L. chalcedonicum) , Brown's lily {L. 

 Brownii), the orange lily (L. croceum) and 

 Batemann's lily {L. elegans Batemanniae) are 

 admirably placed, or a dwarf foreground may 

 be made with the red star lUy (L. concolor) or 

 L. elegans Orange Queen. In all cases the lilies 



