176 HERBACEOUS PLANTS. 



The old Tiger Lily also does well, but is rather 

 coarse, and better adapted for the shrubbery. . 



There are no better plants than Lilies to mingle 

 with Rhododendrons: generally sparse in foliage, 

 the latter supply it ; and the showy flowers are more 

 effective than when wholly unrelieved by green, as 

 we usually see them. 



They grow freely, and once planted take care of 

 themselves. Indeed, a Rhododendron-bed is worth 

 all the trouble of making, if only to show the per- 

 fection to which our native Lilies can be grown. 



