The the best of these is candidum speciosum, with taller growth, 
Eulirion more numerous flowers, and blackish stems. The double 
Group ‘of variety, and striatum or maculatum, splashed with purple, are 
the Lily and inferior in beauty and are only of worth to the collector. 
Of the other hardy species in this group the best are the 
noble giganteum, one of the Cardiocrinum section, and a 
variety of L. cordifolium, which in many ‘places needs a little 
shelter from spring frosts, but which is the stateliest of all, with its 
stems ofttimes ten or more feet in height, and giving fine trumpet- 
shaped flowers; the handsome Browz, white inside, violet on 
the exterior; and the fine L. japonicum with its varieties ‘of 
pale yellow, streaked with brown. Then we have the pink 
Kramert; the purple-spotted Ke//oggz; the yellow, purple- 
spotted Parryi; Roez/i, orange-red; rubellum, dark pink; 
rubescens, white, passing off pink; and Washingtomianum, 
white, and passing off lilac or purple. Longiflorum, with its 
varieties, is better suited for pot culture, but many plant it out 
successfully, as will be seen in the sketch at page 19 showing 
this Lily in a garden near Dublin. Its best forms are gigan- 
teum; Harrisit, eximea; and Takesima. These Lilies gener- 
ally require a good soil, with peat and leaf-mould added where 
these can be procured. The roots should be shaded by low 
undergrowth. /arryi and Roez/i must have peat, plenty of 
moisture, and shade. 
The Martagon, or Turk’s Cap group, is a varied one, and 
gives us many Lilies of considerable effect in the garden, and of 
comparatively easy culture, although some are not so easily 
established as others. Here it may be said that the loss of a 
single Lily, or even of one planting, is not to be taken as con- 
clusively showing the impossibility of succeeding with that Lily 
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