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them, we planted the lot about May 20th. To our sur- 

 prise, nearly all of them came up and made a vigorous 

 struggle for life. The result was that this morning 

 (October 10th) we have gathered from a bed of L. ti- 

 grinum splendens as fine spikes as ever were cut in July. 

 The plants of L. speciosum did nearly as well, but their 

 flowers were over last week, excepting L. speciosum 

 prcecox, which are in bloom, although the flowers are 

 considerably damaged by the storm. L. longiflorum 

 bloomed well, but were all gone a month ago. The 

 plants of L. auratum behaved as they always do ; 

 some came up quickly, and flowered in August, and 

 there have been flowers in the row every day since, while 

 some are just coming up. These we shall j)ot for the 

 greenhouse if there are enough to make it pay. This 

 experience has taught us that the season of Lilies can be 

 kept up until after a hard frost, with but little trouble, 

 and add greatly to the display of autumn flowers. From 

 the show these Tiger Lilies are making, it is evident 

 they should not be allowed to bloom at any other season, 

 as their deep, rich orange-crimson flowers are now in 

 harmony with all their surroundings. For autumn 

 flowers the bulbs should be taken up in November, 

 packed away in dry sand or sphagnum moss, and stored 

 in some dry cool place until about May 15th. The low 

 price of the bulbs of the L. tigninimi should make them 

 popular autumn flowers, when they can be had with so 

 little trouble and expense." 



Selection of Lilies. — In the cultivation of Lilies, 

 the selection of varieties is an important consideration. 

 It depends wholly upon the taste of the individual, the 

 amount of money to be expended, and the amount of 

 room to be devoted to their culture, all of which points 

 must be determined by him. We shall describe accu- 

 rately all known species and distinct varieties, without, 

 in the least, advising as to choice. It is, however, well 



