ON LILIES 



leaves were combined in the most curious man- 

 ner. Of course the so-called flower of the calla is 

 a modified leaf that has not altogether lost the 

 leaf-like form and manner of growth. So the re- 

 version through which the flowers become still 

 more leaf-like in these mixed hybrids was prehaps 

 not altogether surprising. But the particular man- 

 festations of the tendency to reversion were most 

 astonishing. 



Other New Varieties 



Among the hybrids that departed less markedly 

 from the calla traditions, were some that bore 

 flowers of a splendid deep yellow, and that had all 

 desirable qualities of easy multiplication and 

 abundant blooming. 



Some of these have a purple spot low down in 

 the throat, others are a pure yellow, not dissimilar 

 in appearance to my early varieties. 



But while the new hybrids outwardly resemble 

 some of the early varieties developed by selection, 

 they showed their inherent difference in that they 

 are exceedingly easy to cultivate, whereas the 

 earlier ones were subject to decay without appar- 

 ent cause at any season of the year. The new 

 hybrids are hardier, and can be raised much more 

 readily. They will grow out of doors in any mild 

 climate, and require scarcely more attention than 

 so many potato plants. They are reasonably in- 



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