May, 1911 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
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an unbeautiful yellow. The latter color 
is rare, however, and superbum lilies, 
where they can have shade and moist 
footing, are grand things. 
L. croceum is the “orange lily” of old 
gardens. It is of easiest culture, and 
very bright in July, when its erect, fun- 
nel-like flowers appear on rather short 
stalks—scarcely four feet. It should grow 
with bulbiferum and elegans. 
Of lilies truly red May brings two: 
L. tenuifoliwm or Coral lily and L. pul- 
chellum, by some authorities called a va- 
riety of the wild L. Philadelphicum. Both 
bear small flowers. Tenuifolium’s blooras 
are of brightest red, waxy and very fra- 
grant. The footstalks ‘are horizontal, 
making the flowers ‘face’ down, and as 
they grow only about two feet high, one 
must cut the separate blossoms to see all 
their beauty. Nothing adds a brighter 
note to the garden of May than these lil- 
ies, and they should be planted freely. 
L. Chalcedonicum is from Palestine— 
the lily which all Solomon’s glory could 
not equal. Chalcedonicum is a treasure 
indeed, asking as little as any lily that 
grows and shaking its vivid, waxy blood- 
red flowers from the top of a four foot 
stalk. All lily gardeners should begin 
the reds with Chalcedonicum, as it im- 
proves with age and will not disappoint 
the merest novice. 
L. pomponimm is red, of a _ lovely 
shade. It is about three feet high and 
easy to grow, and is pronounced “lovely” 
or “horrid” according to one’s sense of 
smell. This lily has a very peculiar 
scent. Some cannot get enough of it; 
others cannot stay near it; so a lily buyer 
is wise who proceeds slowly with pom- 
ponwum. 
Among yellow lilies the Nankeen lily 
easily takes first place. It is called L. 
excelsum, L. testaceum and L. isabellinum. 
It is said to be the only hybrid lily 
known, the child of Candidum and Chal- 
cedonicum, and is as easily grown as 
either of its parents. The flowers of 
golden yellow with a blush of apricot 
follow the candidums and are held with 
the same rare grace. It is a pity that 
these lilies are so expensive—five dollars 
a dozen. JL. Parryi has clear, pale yel- 
low blossoms with horizontal footstalks. 
The blooms spread wide and the tips re- 
curve. It is easy to grow and lilies of 
its color are not common. 
Hemerocallis flava, the lemon day- 
lily, completes the list of yellows except 
for the yellow varieties of L. elegans and 
L. Canadense, already mentioned. Heme- 
rocalls flava is rather tall, very slender 
and graceful, with fragrant funnel-shaped 
flowers and will grow for anyone in sun 
or half shade. 
As to the culture of lilies, success lies 
mainly in three words—drainage, water 
and protection. Make lily beds deep with 
good, light loam soil and let it be very 
rich. Some authorities say: “no manure 
for lilies.’ . Manure for lilies, yes, and 
plenty; but very old manure and placed 
so deep that the roots will find it—not 
the bulbs. For all except canadense and 
superbum the best drainage must be pro- 
vided and all lilies need abundance of 
water when in bloom. 
Many authorities, too, emphasize the 
need of the partial shade for the finer 
lilies. All will do well without shade, 
except the two mentioned, if the ground 
is well shaded to keep the bulbs cool. 
Leafy perennial plants supply the right 
condition in hardy borders. In a garden 
of lilies alone a mulch is necessary, and 
stable litter is best. 
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