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Arthur T.Boddington. 342 West 14th St.. New Vork City 



SECTION III 



Bulbs and Roots for Indoor or Outdoor Summer Flowering 



LILIES 



"Do not plant Liliea in the open; a partial shade is essential for successful cultibation in the hot climate of America 



By ARTHUR HERRINGTON 



Author of "The Chrysanthemum," and a Practical writer on Horticultural Subjects 



The wliite Lily lias ever been esteemed as " Flora's" emblem of purity, but the Lily family, as a whole, has not been accorded that 

 popularity and prominent representation in gardens it rightly deserves. 



" Consider the Lilies of the field, how they grow" — American, European and Asiatic. A chain of Lilies encircles the Northern Hemis- 

 phere from the Pacific coast eastward, across this vast continent, thence through Europe and Asia, and ending only in Japan and the Philip- 

 pines. Their geoi;raphical distribution is peculiar in that they are found only in northern countries, but of more importance still is the fact 

 tliat they are not all hothouse plants. It may be because certain Lilies are largely grown in pots in greenhouses, in great quantities, every 

 year, that our thoughts have been diverted from the true possibilities of the family, as a whole, as garden flowers. 



A Lily garden is a glorious possibility of easy attainment, with one-half of the world paying tribute of beauty thereto. Out of the abun- 

 dance of the Lily family we may make selections and suitable plantings that will ensure a complete succession of Lilies blooming from June 



until November, — a changing garden picture unequaled in gorgeous 

 beauty, with the added feature of permanency in succeeding years. 

 The cost is not prohibitive, because the majority of the best garden 

 Lilies are plentiful and cheap, when we consider their permanent 

 character and their subsequent increase in numbers. With a few' ex- 

 ceptions. Lilies are grown in ordinary garden soil of average depth 

 and fertility; in fact, many of them need no culture at all, only to' be 

 once planted and left alone for a number of years, when they may have 

 increased to such an extent as to need lifting and replanting in re- 

 duced quantity. Look at our native Lilies — Superbum of the swamps, 

 and Canadense of the fertile meadows; "they toil not, neither do they 

 spin," but in their season they are pictures of great beauty. These, 

 although natives, are worthy of garden cultivation, and the response to 

 garden culture is seen in greater statue and more abundant blooming. 



The Lily season in the garden opens in June, when the dwarf forms 

 of Lilium elegans and L. Thwibergianiini , numbering at least a 

 score of distinct varieties, open their rich orange or crimson cups to 

 the early summer's sun. Next in season comes L. croceuni, L. umbel- 

 lalum, and their allies, in many shades from yellow to dark crimson. 

 As summer advances, new kinds vary the garden scene; of special 

 prominence being the old white L. cavdiduin, L. longiflorum , L. 

 Japonicttm Biozvnii (m its several varieties), L. tenuifolium and L. 

 superbum excelsiim (testaceinn). In August, we have L. He^iryi, 

 with its great-branched beds of orange-yellow -flowers, borne aloft 

 from 6 to lo feet high, a noble Lily, that wilUgrow anywhere and 

 increase fast. V\'ith the Tiger Lily, and varied forms of L. speciosnm 

 to carry on the flowering till chill autumn days, it is apparent that we 

 may have five months of Lily bloom in changing loveliness, and all 

 easily grown kinds. These, too, will awaken a desire to attempt the 

 culture of some that demand extra care or special treatment, like the 

 pretty pink Krameri, the golden Auratum, or the giant L. giganieiim. 



Whilst Lilies are beautiful anywhere, they may be doubly so by 

 planting in special associations ; for example, among rhododendrons 

 or other shrubs, not too thickly planted, thej' are actually improved, 

 enjoying a partial shade to their roots. Lilies and peonies too, make 

 an admirable combination, the one succeeding the other in blooming, 

 and both mutually helpful to the other. Make a great bed or border 

 by deeply digging and manuring the soil ; then plant it with Lilies and 

 peonies, and you have made a planting that will grow into a floral 

 feature that need not be changed or disturbed for ten years. 



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Lilium Henryi 



Pboto^pb by Arthur Htrringlon, In the " Garden Ma^zlne*' 



LILIUM HENRYI 



(The Yellow Speciosum) 



A splendid Lily from the mountains of China. It is a 

 most vigorous Lily. Its flowers closely resemble those of 

 L. speciosum in shape, but in color they are a handsome 

 deep orange-yellow banded with green. It will thrive with- 

 out any special care and produce a strong panicle of flowers. 

 Like most other Lilies of the Speciosum class, it is well to 

 cover it a little during the winter months. 75 cts. each, 

 $7.50 per doz., $60 per 100. 



