' LILIES. 
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classed as woodland plants, more especially those of North America and 
Japan : in the former country they are found growing in large open glades 
and on wooded hillsides, the undergrowth protecting them from cold 
winds and early frosts, and the trees during the summer screening them 
from the hot sun and giving that coolness and partial shade that they so 
delight in. 
In Japan Lilies are found growing on the sides of wooded hills and 
slopes, established in pockets of rich soil washed down from the hills, and 
Fig. 11. -L. Hknuyi. 
generally near small streams. From all that can be ascertained I think- 
there is no doubt but that Lilies succeed best in this country when 
planted in partial shade and surrounded with a cool, moist atmosphere ; 
but they must not be planted directly under trees nor in total shade. 
The Lily requires some sun, but not the hot midday sun. An ideal spot 
for Lilies would be an open forest glade with a small stream running 
through it, near the banks of which the N. American peat and moisture- 
loving Lilies would flourish ; and higher up, away from the water, clumps 
