368 JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



RUBRUM. 



Floribundiim ; 

 Incomparabile. 



ROSEUM. 



Multiflorum. 



The speclosum Lilies do very well in any good garden soil : they like, 

 as other Lilies, a position which is neither too hot nor too dry, and they 

 are perfectly hardy. Planting may be done either in autumn or spring ; 

 if planted before winter some covering is needed. 



The merits of the speciosum Lilies can hardly be exaggerated. They 

 are most effective in gardens, and their cut flowers, which last very lono- 

 in water, are invaluable for decorative purposes. The flowering season is 

 rather late — viz. August- September — but, by forcing, the flowering period 

 may easily be made earlier. 



