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way to grow it is in pots or tubs sunk in the soil. For 

 some years I had wished to have an orderly planting 

 of this lovely LUy in the lower border at the back of 

 the Andromeda just in front of the Briars. I had no 

 fiower-pots deep enough, or wide enough at the bottom, 

 but was able to make a contrivance with some short, 

 broad, unglazed drain-pipes, measuring a foot long and 

 of about the same diameter, by cementing in an arti- 

 ficial bottom made of pieces of roofing-tile and broken 

 flower-pot, leaving spaces for drainage. Then three 

 bulbs were put in each pot in a compost that I knew 

 they would enjoy. When they were half grown the 

 pots were sunk in holes at nearly even distances 

 among the Andromedas, and in a few weeks my row 

 of Lilies gave me my reward. Other Lilies {L. longi- 

 florum) follow them a month later, just beyond in the 

 wood edge among tufts of Male Fern, and a pot of 

 Francoa is to right and left of the shallow steps. 



During the last year or two some pretty incidents 

 have occurred about these same steps ; not important 

 enough to call garden pictures, but charming and inter- 

 esting and easily enjoyable because they are close to 

 the open garden door of the sitting-room and because 

 they teach me to look out for the desirable things that 

 come of themselves. A seedling of the wild Clematis 

 (C. Vitalba) appeared among the Briars to the left. 

 As it was too strong a plant to let grow over them 

 unchecked, I puUed it forward towards the steps, 

 training one or two shoots to run along the hollow of 

 the step and laying on them pieces of stone, invisible 

 among the foliage, to keep them from being dislodged 



