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well known to require any description. A mass of White 
Lilies is always beheld with admiration, and they perfume 
the air with their delicious fragrance. The White Lily is, 
therefore, indispensable, and should be found in every 
garden. It sometimes attains the height of three or 
four feet, and is in flower about the first of July. Z. can- 
didum flore pleno.—The Double White Lily.—A variety 
of the double white; it is curious, but not beautiful. 
The inflorescence appears to be a continuation of the fo- 
liage, which, as it terminates the stem, gradually assumes 
the character of petals, with the whiteness of the single 
flower. It is a monster, and for that reason may be fan- 
cied by some. The Variegated White Lily is another va- 
riety, and not very desirable. The purity of the white is 
destroyed by the dull purple stripes that mark the petals, 
and give it a dingy appearance. L. candidum folia vari- 
egata.—The Gold-striped Lily—There are two varieties 
of the White Lily with striped leaves, one having yellow, 
the other white-striped foliage ; both pretty in a collection. 
L. longifilérum.— The Long-flowered White Lily.— 
This is a very beautiful and fragrant species, not quite so 
hardy as the common White Lily, but stands the winter 
well, when protected. The flowers, pure white, very 
long and large; produced in July. 
L. M4artagon.—Turk’s-Cap Lily.—There are many va- 
rieties of this species; some with pure white, others with 
purple, spotted, or variegated flowers. The petals are 
very much reflexed, giving them the appearance of caps. 
In strong soil, and the roots well established, the stems 
are sometimes thrown up from three to five feet, pYoduc- 
-ing twenty or thirty flowers ; flowering in July. 
L. créceum.— The Umbel-flowered Orange Lily, a va- 
riety of which is called Z, umbellatum, is a strong- 
growing species, producing quite a number of large, up- 
right orange flowers, with rough interior. In contrast 
