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ia February at a depth of two inches and kept well 

 watered during the growing period). Madonna Lilies 

 (which must be planted in good garden soil and left 

 alone), Lilium elegans, and L. longiflorum, with its 

 beautiful varieties (which like well-drained spongy 

 soil containing plenty of leaf-mould). 



If asked what was the typical garden flower of June, 

 I suppose that nearly everyone would name the Rose. 

 As a matter of fact, however, the great bulk of the 

 Roses now grown in gardens — that is the members of 

 the two great classes known to gardeners as Hybrid 

 Perpetuals and Tea-Roses — are not seen at their best 

 before July. But it is in June that the "Wild Dog Roses 

 of our English hedgerows are in their glory, as also are 

 most of the Briars imported from other countries, 

 together with the old Provence and other "Summer 

 Roses." And, with the possible exception of some of 

 the Teas, it may well be doubted if any roses surpass in 

 beauty such "unimproved" species as the deliciously 

 fragrant Macartney Rose {R. bracteata), the trailing Rosa 

 Wichuriana with its pure white cups, or the sweet Eglan- 

 tine. Speaking of the Eglantine, one is reminded of the 

 lovely hybrids derived from it, known as the Penzance 

 Briars, which combine the fragrant foliage of the Sweet- 

 briar with various beautiful blossoms according to parent- 

 age. Perhaps the most beautiful of all of them is the 

 variety known as Lady Penzance — descended from the 

 Austrian Copper Briar and the Eglantine — which has 

 single flowers of the most delicate blend of pink, yellow 

 and orange. One great advantage which these single- 

 flowered briars, as well as most of the June-flowering 

 roses, have over the Hybrid Perpetuals is that they may 

 be left practically unpruned, and so display the naturally 

 graceful habit which is as important a part of the beauty 

 of the Rose as is the flower itself. 



Of all the flowers of June, I should myself crown the 



