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L. Pgrmaiemn, offers the curious contrast of yellow petals 

 and scarlet anthers. The Canada Lily, L. Canadense, 

 bears numerous yellow flowers. All these are quite 

 hardy, and suited to the open border. The Tiger Lily 

 is most vigorous and beautiful when growing in heath- 

 mould. For the others, ordinary garden soil will do. 

 Every third or fourth year, take up the tufts of bulbs, 

 separate and plant them at once at the depth of three or 

 four inches. Although they will travel to a distance, if 

 required, they will flower not so well, or not at all, next 

 spring, if kept out of the ground too long. The Bul- 

 biferous Lily, L. hdbiferum. from the Alps, is also hardy, 

 but is a less showy plant than those already mentioned. 

 The Dwarf Lily, L. pa mil urn. appears to be only a variety 

 of the common Orange Lily, is more delicate, and requires 

 a light and sandy soil. The Pompone Lily, L. Pompo- 

 nium, from the Pyrenees and Siberia, the dark red divi- 

 sions of whose corolla turn back so as to form a sort of 

 turban, prefers light fresh soil from a pasture, a shady 

 situation, and, like most other Alpine plants, is all the 

 safer for protection in winter, to imitate its native shelter 

 of snow. 



Species requiring a little more pains to cultivate are 

 the Philadelphian Lily, L. Philadelpliicam, a charming 

 plant, about two feet high, which must be kept in a half- 

 shady spot, potted in heath-mould, to prevent the loss of 

 its offsets, which run underground. The Superb Lily, 

 L. superie, must also have heath-mould and protection in 

 winter, although at home, in North America, the frosts 

 are severer than with us. So it may remain, to be 

 taken up and replanted every third or fourth year. 

 Although thriving better for a certain amount of shade, 

 it is apt to damp off and rot in wet situations. The 

 Carolina Lily, L. Carolinianirm, also requires heath- 

 mould. The Kamtschatka Lily bears yellow jonquil- 

 scented flowers, blooming in July, and, as its name 

 indicates, is an alpine. The Monadelphian Lily, L. 3Iona- 

 delpham, so styled from" its stamens being united, as in 

 the Linnean class Monadelphia, for one-third of their 



