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with the White Lily, it makes an imposing appearance. 
It flowers about the first of July. 
L. Thunbergianum.—The Dwarf Orange Lily.—More 
dwarfish than the last; about two feet high, with three 
or four upright orange flowers on a stem; in flower in 
July. This is the Z. aurantiacum of the catalogues. 
L. tigrinum.—Tiger-spotted Lily— A quite common, 
strong-growing species; but very showy, having fine, re- 
flexed, orange flowers, with black spots. It has the pecu- 
liarity of producing small bulbs in the axils of the leaves, 
It grows from four to six feet high, flowering in August, 
and is a suitable plant for the shrubbery as well as the 
border. It is very easily propagated, as all the axillary 
bulbs, when planted in the ground, soon produce flower- 
ing plants, 
L. Pompénium.— Scarlet Pompone Lily.— This is a 
beautiful species, with scarlet reflexed petals, flowering in 
June and July. It is rather a shy flowerer, and has not 
flourished so well with us as some other sorts. 
L. Chalced6nicum.—Chalcedonian Lily. — This is an- 
other fine Scarlet Lily, with reflexed petals, growing three 
or four feet high, and flowering in July. Z. pyrenaicum, 
with reflexed yellow flowers, with scarlet anthers, we 
have in our collection; very pretty, but producing only 
from one to three flowers in each stem. Among other 
beautiful species, are LZ. Catesbeei, a native of the South, 
with orange-colored flowers, and dwarf in its habit. Z. 
monadelphum, a species from Caucasus; and many others 
which may be obtained from the Dutch florists. Lily. 
bulbs, when transported from Holland, are so much weak- 
ened, from being kept so long out of ground, that more 
than one-half of them perish; and the few that vegetate 
frequently stand a number of years before they get 
strength to bloom, 
