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shaped, wide-opened. From the medium-sized compact white bulbs 

 spring often three stems covered with narrow leaves and crowned with 

 four flowers each. 



The culture of the TImnbergianum group does not afford any puzzle 

 or difficulty : they may practically be grown in any good garden soil and 

 in any situation. They are perfectly hardy, which is very important, as 

 they should be planted before winter on account of their earliness. They 

 make splendid pot plants for the conservatory and can be easily 

 forced. 



For all these reasons the Thunbergiaimm Lilies deserve the attention 

 of those who have not the accommodation for the more troublesome 

 Lilies, or who did not succeed with the latter. On the other hand, the 



Fig. 187. — Lilium Thunbergianum. 



TImnbergianum group should be represented in every choice collection 

 on account of its distinct characters, its brilliancy, and earliness. 



It is doubtful whether the true L. elegans is still in cultivation. How- 

 ever this may be it will not be missed, as the two dozen varieties hitherto 

 raised represent every shade and particular character wanted. A choice 

 selection would include the following, viz. : — 



Marmoratum aureum (robushim), the very earliest with tall orange- 

 yellow flowers, conspicuously spotted with black. It received a First- 

 class Certificate in 1882. 



One of the very finest is doubtless still 'Alice Wilson,' which received 

 the same distinction as long ago as 1877, and is always very scarce and 

 expensive : it is a large clear lemon-yellow flower, very dwarf and quite 

 distinct. 



