coral lily or tenuifolium, small in flower, exquisite 

 in its quaintly reflexed fashion and its wax-like, 

 abundant, richly clear coral bells. 

 ^ The foliage of the tenuifolium lily is entirely 

 unlike that of any other species of lily, a fine 

 feathery green that is more like blades of crisp 

 grass than leaves. Usually there are twenty to 

 thirty blooms on each ^alk and because of their 

 bright coloring and charming grace they blend 

 well with St. Bruno lilies, buff-foxgloves and 

 canterbury bells. They grow only about twenty 

 inches high, are extremely hardy and produce 

 seed after blooming which if planted as soon as 

 ripe will yield ^rong plants by the late Autumn, 

 and they are quite able to survive a Winter in 

 the open. Tenuifolium lilies are in appearance 

 mo^ delicately fine and they should be assembled 

 in the foreground with our lovelier flowers. As 

 they have no ^em roots, to speak of, they should 

 be planted but four inches deep. As all the roots 

 are at the base of the bulb cover the bulbs with 

 sand, I should say ne^ them in sand. And you 

 will welcome them in your gardens year after year. 

 ^ They may be readily grown from seed and I am 

 certain every gardener will wish to grow a great 



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