194 Classified Lists 
ImMORTELLE or PEARLY Evertastinc (Anaphalis margaritacea). 
2 ft. A common weed with slender leaves that are cottony on both 
sides, making a soft gray-green effect. Flowers retain the pearly white 
scales of their involucre, and grow in large branching terminal clusters. 
Under cultivation this plant is very attractive, especially as a border to 
a dry bed where nothing else will grow; try it. If the top is pinched off 
when the plant is only a few inches high, it will increase the bloom. 
Propagated by suckers. 
Lity. Auratum or Golden-banded (Lilium auratum). 3-4 ft. The 
most splendid and heavy-scented of all white lilies, bearing flowers 
often 8 in. across with reflexed petals spotted with maroon or carmine, 
a yellow stripe down the center, and conspicuous maroon anthers. This 
lily is very capricious, and seldom finds a favorable home. Give a deep 
rich well-drained soil, plenty of moisture; some say full sun, others 
partial shade. Under all these conditions it frequently decreases in 
vigor until it bears but a few small blooms. It is said that this decline 
is due to the presence of a small white mite that infests the scales, and 
flourishes more vigorously in American gardens than in its native 
habitat. The main point is to keep the plant strong and healthy. Some 
advise removing every year or two, and propagation is generally secured 
by buying freshly-imported bulbs. In setting them out in late autumn, 
it is well to surround each bulb with a little sand to prevent rotting; 
plant from 5-6 in. deep. Never allow any manure directly at the root 
of this or any other lily. This lily, if freshly imported, usually arrives 
too late for fall planting unless the ground is prepared in advance 
and covered deeply with mulch to prevent freezing. It may then 
be uncovered and the lilies set and well mulched for the winter. 
Otherwise, set the bulbs inearly spring as soon as the ground is 
teady. 
Lity. Plantain, see Funkia. 
Lity (Lilium speciosum album). 3 ft. This is the most delightful 
of all lilies for its waxy texture, delicate fragrance and beautiful form 
which is similar to the Lilium auratum, but smaller. It is pure white 
with purplish spots on the reflexed petals, and from 3-10 flowers ap- 
pear on a stalk. Its requirements are similar to those of L. auratum. 
Tt needs partial shade, but not under overhanging trees. Of late it has 
been subject to a blight, which causes it to disappear. Plant in autumn. 
It blooms until late frosts. 
Mattow. Swamp, see Hibiscus. 
