LILIES 



The best place for Lilies, so far as show goes, 

 is among shrubbery, or in the border. 



Below I give a list of the best varieties for 

 general cultivation, with a brief description of 

 each: 



Auratum (the Gold-Banded Lily) . — ^Probably 

 the most popular member of the family, though 

 by no means the most beautiful. Flowers white, 

 dotted with crimson, with a gold band running 

 through each petal. 



Speciosum album. — ^A beautiful pure-white 

 variety. Deliciously fragrant. 



Spedosum rubrum (the Crimson-Banded 

 Lily). — ^Flowers white with a red band down 

 each petal. 



Brownsii. — ^A splendid variety. Flowers very 

 large, and trumpet-shaped. Chocolate-purple 

 outside, pure white within, with dark brown sta- 

 mens that contrast finely with the whiteness of 

 the inner part of the petals. 



Tigrinum (Tiger Lily). — One of the hardiest 

 of all Lilies. Flowers orange-red, spotted with 

 brownish-black. This will succeed where none of 

 the others will. Should be given a place in all 

 gardens. 



Superbum. — The finest of all our native Lilies. 

 Orange flowers, spotted with purple. Often 



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