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this country in quantity. It starts very quickly into growth, and grows 

 rapidly. If allowed to open indoors, it comes a beautiful soft creamy yellow, 

 without any external coloration ; but if the plants are removed to cooler 

 quarters when the buds are half developed and placed in full sun they will 

 then take on the beautiful external brown coloration, which makes such 

 a contrast and adds so much to the beauty of the flower. I find this 

 coloration is produced best by placing the plants outside in a south frame 

 and covering them with a light at night if cold. When in full growth, 

 keep the plants on the shady side of the house. 



Lilium Broirnii should be treated in a similar manner, as this Lily 

 loses all its beautiful character if opened in heat, the flowers coming 



Fig. 2iy. — L. longiflokum WiLbuM. 



quite white. It may not be possible to have these two Lilies in tlower hi 

 proper character by the end of May, but I have had them in perfect con- 

 dition the first week in June. 



Lilium longiflorum — This is so well known that it seems needless to 

 mention it, but I cannot pass over this beautiful Lily without a few words. 

 The ease with which it may be grown, its cheapness, and its wondrous 

 beauty make it essentially the Lily for greenhouse culture, and in addition 

 all the above-mentioned varieties gain enormously in efiect when grouped 

 in connection with it. Had I to choose one Lily, it woidd be either 

 longiflorum or candidnm, and I fancy my choice would lie with the 

 former, as I should feel more certain as to the result. For those who 

 want ^el•y early flowers, L. Harrisii must be used, but I myself prefer 



