^But, there is a lily that possesses even greater 

 blooms, yes, and even statelier ones than those of 

 the Madonna. And besides having longer and 

 heavier flowers they hold their splendid trumpets 

 well up, even to fading time. It blooms longer than 

 the Madonna and as a cut flower it is remarkable. 

 It is a variety that is not tender for I have known 

 it to survive the rigors of some cruel Canadian and 

 New Hampshire Winters, while in Massachusetts 

 it is ju^ as hardy as theSpeciosum andCandidum. 

 This lily caused a friend to remark " Why how did 

 you ever manage to retard your Madonnas? 

 I suppose that you potted them, didn't you, and 

 gained this effecft by plunging? " *' No, I did n't, 

 they are neither retarded, potted nor capricious." 

 ^ This welcome, this desirable and valuable varie- 

 ty is the Japanese Longiflorum. Perhaps you will 

 say I am raising a high standard by my praise of 

 this lily, but you will agree that I have not when 

 you see it abloom during the usual hot days of 

 July and August. It is then its purity and loveli- 

 ness will delight you, for it seems in effedt to spread 

 a surprising coolness throughout the garden by its 

 silvery whiteness. The sweetness of its perfume is 

 not at all intense, not even when a great many of 

 them are placed in tall vases indoors, and I have 

 never even known an invalid to obje(ft to them be- 

 cause the scent is too heavy. On the contrary it is 

 mo^t delicate and pleasing, and the rich white 

 trumpets hold their freshness much longer when 

 cut than do the Madonna (Candidum). 

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