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Introduction 



with buds about four inches long is called 

 Lilium Tigrinum Splendens ; if planted with 

 the common kind, or Lilium Tigrinum and 

 Tennifoliuniy together with a few Maculatum^ 

 this combination would produce a very fine 

 effect in July. All these varieties form black 

 seeds at the base of their leaves. When they 

 are ripe drop them into holes two inches deep ; 

 they will mature and bloom in two years. 



Hemerocallis is the family name of the 

 familiar Lemon lily or French lily. This 

 family really is not a lily, but has a root more 

 nearly allied to the Iris. The Lemon lily is 

 called Flava^ the late blooming variety, 

 Thunbergii and the well known farm house 

 lily, Fulva. 



In the catalog many others may be se- 

 lected. Frederick H. Hosford, of Charlotte, 

 Vermont, makes a specialty of the lilies I have 

 mentioned. 



The charming little Spanish Iris should 

 be in every garden. One hundred can be 

 bought for fifty cents. Planted in the fall, 

 they all come up the following spring and 

 bloom early in June ; but alas, the next spring 



