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with peat Lilies, but it is not such a simple matter to select suitable 

 shrubs for the loam-loving or stiffer-soil Lilies, as the tendency is for 

 these shrubs to grow tall quickly and overpower the Lilies. But by 

 selecting those shrubs that naturally keep dwarf, and also produce a 

 beautiful mass of flowers either at the same time as the Lilies or before 

 them, one can depend upon delightful effects, whether as isolated masses 

 in an informally planted garden, large or small, or on large beds in the 

 extensive terrace gardens one sees about mansions. 



Now that the prevalent tendency is to lessen the cost of maintenance 

 of large terrace gardens by reducing to a minimum the " bedding-out " 

 style, this plan of massing beautiful dwarf flowering shrubs with Lilies 

 rising out of them to break the flatness of the masses is a style to be 

 advocated, as the planting is more or less of a permanent nature. 



In selecting suitable shrubs as undergrowth, the chief point to con- 

 sider beyond those just mentioned is the harmony of colour between the 

 flowering shrub and the Lily if they flower at the same time, and specially 

 to avoid the clashing of colours of the shrub with the Lilies. 



I will give a few examples of what I think are suitable shrubs for 

 particular kinds of Lilies planted in this way and flowering at the same 

 time : — 



Ceanothus ' Marie Simon ' or Lavender for Lilium croceum. 

 Rosemary or Spircea ' Anthony Waterer ' for L. candidiim. 

 A Dwarf White Rose, such as 'White Fairy,' for L. chalcedonicum, 

 followed by L. Batemanni(B. 



White Weigela or Osmanthus for L. tigrinum. 

 Philadelphus Lemoinei for L. Szovitsianum. 



Olearia Haasti and Ceanothus 'Gloire de Versailles' for L. Henryi. 



For peat-loving Lilies the following shrubs and Lilies associate well, 

 but in this case the shrubs are out of flower before the Lilies begin to 

 bloom, so that two distinct colour effects are produced in succession : — 



Azalea amoena, or Bhododendron ferrugineum, myrtifolmm, or 

 hirsutum, for L. sjoeciosum. 



Menziesia polifolia (Irish Heath) for L. longiflorum. 



Zenohia speciosa for L. Hansoni. 



Kalmia glauca for L. Brownii and others of that class. 



Azaleas of the American or Ghent race for the tall Lilies like 

 L. pardalinum, L. superbum, L. Humholdti. 



Andromeda japonica, Itea virginica, or EscaUonia Philippiana, for 

 such as the Martagons, including the dark dalmatimim and the white 

 Martagon. 



These are only a few of the many combinations one may have. 

 Others will readily occur to those who know the habits of the Lilies they 

 have to deal with. 



