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r is a siiio'ular faet tliat the lilies 

 have attained to the liigliest de- 

 g-ree oi;' ])0])ulavity, a,nd yet tlie\' 

 are amoiio'st the innst capvicimis 

 plants known to onr gardens. 

 The glorious golden-rayed lily 

 ( //. (Ill ral II III) flowers and dies, 

 and oceasionallv even dies with- 

 iiiit llowering. In a few )i]aers 

 it ihrives ''as tn tlie niannei- 

 liorn," but, genevally speaking, 

 tliiKi.' who will have it in their 

 gardens must from time to 

 time renew their stock h)' jiur- 

 ehasing roots imported from 

 Japan. Ill van the common white 

 h\y {L. ciniiliil Hill) , which is dis- 

 I'oursed on in our first series, 

 though only the commonesl of 

 imr liardy garden flowers, is eccentric, iicklc, and often 

 seriously disappointing; for strong clum])s will in one 



