40 LILIES 



drought well and if once given a serious set- 

 back, by it the bulbs rarely recover. 



It is impossible to make a hard-and-fast plant- 

 ing rule in all these matters, for the reason that 

 lilies have a way of following their own devices. 

 In one garden a species will sometimes adapt 

 itself to circumstances with the best of grace 

 whereas in another it refuses to be comforted 

 unless humored. For this reason lily cultural 

 observations vary quite widely and now and 

 then are absolutely contradictory. The only 

 real solution is for each grower to create his 

 own experience and then forget that of others. 

 As an approximate guide in the making of such 

 experience the following differentiations of the 

 hardiest lilies may be used, 



CtTLTTJKAL OHAEACTEEISTICS 



Thrive in good light garden loam and in full 

 sun. All are the better for some peat or leaf- 

 mold in the soil and can stand partial shade. A 

 ground cover is preferable, but not necessary; 

 L. candidum makes its own. These are the 

 easiest lilies to grow. 



hulbiferuwi,'-: carmolicum 



canadensB chalcedowicum 



candidvM concolar 



