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THE BOOK OF GARDENING. 



Fig. 217. — Lilium 

 tigrinum, 



L. tigrinum (Fig. 217) is an old inhabitant of cottage-gardens, and, on 

 account of its ease of culture and accommodating nature, is always 



welcome. L. t. splendens is an 

 improvement upon the type; 3ft. 

 to 5ft. L. pardalinum is a robust 

 species, with bright orange-red 

 flowers, spotted with purple. This 

 is another kind which is best 

 covered with sand at planting 

 time. There are many forms 

 met with in cultivation, all 

 delighting in a liberal fare, that 

 known as minor being very dis- 

 tinct ; 3ft. to 7ft. Another good 

 kind is L. chalcedonicum (the true 

 I ^ scarlet Turk's Cap), with its intense 



W scarlet turban-shaped flowers ; 3ft. 



^•^Pfea^fc^ Several others might be enumerated— 



^^*$^^r\ L. rubescens and L. Washingtonianum 



JV^ — and one is tempted to include such 



beautiful Lilies as L. spedosum. (land- 

 folium) Krcztzeri and L. tenuifoliuiA ; 

 •but unless very favourably situated, 

 they are likely to disappoint. Nor must L. rubellum (Fig. 218) 

 be forgotten, as it promises to prove one of the hardiest for 

 border culture, as it certainly 

 is one of the loveliest. The 

 flowers are a beautiful pink, 

 with showy light 

 yellow anthers, and 

 deliciously fragrant. 

 It, moreover, is an 

 early species, flower- 

 ing in June. For 

 pot work it can also 

 be recommended. 

 The soil best suited 

 to its requirements 

 is a sandy loam. 



Lilies may be propa- 

 gated in a variety of 

 ways — by seeds, offsets, bulbils, 

 and by scales. This last is a 

 most interesting method, and 

 valuable where it is desired to 

 produce kinds absolutely true. 



The usual method is by offsets, which will flower iii from three 

 to five years, according to species and treatment. 



Fig. 218.— Lilium rubellum. 



