LILIES 



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LiLiuM PHiLADELPHicuM (Wood Lily, OF Wild Red Lily). Scarlet, yellow 



center, dotted maroon; erect flowers; July to August; eighteen inches; 



very hardy; sun or shade; good loam. Best specimens found in wild; 



often hard to cultivate. Plant three inches deep. 

 LiLiuM REGALE (myriophyllum) (Regal Lily). White, slightly suflFused 



pink, and canary yellow at center; fragrant; hardy and vigorous. 



Thrives in any peaty soil when it becomes accHmated. 

 LiLiuM sPECiosuM (Handsomc Lily). Pink, white, red varieties, spotted 



crimson ; petals very reflexe^i ; rubrum is most common variety ; August ; 



two to three feet. Does well in either sun or shade. Likes a sandy 



loam best, deep and rich. Succeeds admirably when planted among 



other perennials which shade the soil. 

 LiLiuM suPERBUM (Turk's Cap). Orange, flushed scarlet, spotted brown; 



ten to thirty flowers on a stem; July to August; six to eight feet; hardy. 



Good for border if soil is rather rich and moist. Excellent among low, 



shrubby growth. Plant four inches deep. 

 LiLiuM TENUiFOLiuM (Goral Lily). Deep scarlet; strong, recurved; six to 



ten flowers on stem; leaves fine; June to July; one and one-half feet. 



Treat as a garden subject. Give partial shade. It is short-lived and 



soon decHnes after its best production of bloom. Grows readily from 



seed. Plant three inches deep. 

 LiLiuM TRiGiNUM (Tiger Lily). Orange red, spotted purple; large; petals 



reflexed; July to August; six feet; very hardy. Thrives in any soil; 



prefers sandy or peaty loam. Plant five to six inches deep. Stake 



or plant against wall to protect against winds. 

 Madonna Lily. (See Lilium candidum.) 

 Regal Lily. (See Lilium regale.) 



Scarlet Martagon Lily. (See Lilium chalcedonicum.) 

 Thunbergian Lily. (See Lilium elegans.) 

 Tiger Lily. (See Lilium trgrinum.) 

 Turk's Cap. (See Lilium superbum.) 

 Wood Lily. (See Lilium philadelphicum.) 

 Yellow Spegiosum. (See Lilium Henryi.) 



THE marigold 



There is somethiDg captivating even about the name Marigold, 

 and all the plants bear yellow or golden flowers. Most of us, after aU, 

 love the gold. 



They can be had in heights from cushion-like dwarf (Tagetes 

 pumila) of the French type, and the coarser, taller Scotch Marigold or 

 Pot Marigold, to the three and one-half foot of the robust African ones. 

 Like the Zinnias, they bloom profusely and for many weeks. They 

 all love a sunny position and do reasonably well in light soil, albeit, a 

 fairly fertile one. Seed can be sown in May where the plants are to 

 grow, or seedlings may be raised in hot frames in boxes to be trans- 

 planted at the latter end of April. 



THE pansy 



Favorites with all, Pansies are rarely omitted from the flower gar- 

 den, be it large or small. Everybody loves the Pansy. The reason is 



