THE LILIES 
manner that the flowers resemble sprekelias 
in form; some are crimson or yellow or 
darkest orange- yellow, with leopard spots or 
plain. Many grow six to eight feet high, 
others only six to eight inches. About one- 
fifth are fragrant, some slightly, others power- 
fully so. Some bear only two or three flowers 
to each stalk, while others have twenty to 
fifty or more. The leaves are broad or narrow, 
long or short, light green or dark green, and 
some beautifully striped with white. Some 
varieties have branching stems. 
“The bulbs are almost as much of a study 
as the flowers. Some have flat, thin, open 
scales like a rose or clematis flower ; others 
have close, thick, incurved scales, some many- 
jointed, others entire and some crenated; a few 
with pink or red bulbs,—but oftener yellow, 
orange or white—some of them being nearly 
globular, others conical or flat. Some throw 
out numerous long moniliform, underground 
runners. Some varieties have a tendency to 
start early, others late.” 
The calla was bred for larger size, combined 
with strength of stalk and great beauty, a 
blossom being produced at last nearly a foot 
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