none that excel the beautiful, delicate, yet brilliant Japan Lilies — Lilium lancifoliiun. In 
addition to their beauty, these Lilies are exceedingly fragrant and as hardy as any of our common 
varieties. Strong bulbs send up 
flowering stems from three to 
four or five feet in height, and 
begin to bloom about the middle 
of summer. Each flowering stem 
will have from two to a dozen 
flowers, according to strength of 
bulb. No description can do 
anything like justice to these flow- 
ers, or show the beautiful frost- 
like v/hite of the surface, glisten- 
ing like diamonds, or the rubies 
that stand out on the surface. 
L. Chalcedo- 
nicum is one. 
of the Marta- 
gon or Turk's 
Cap Lilies, be- 
ing much re- 
flexed, as can 
be seen in the 
engraving. 
The flower is 
small, about 
the size of our 
common Can- 
adense, but it is the most brilliant flower of the family — a scarlet so bright that no painting can 
do it justice, as it is impossible to procure a color sufficiently intense. We have endeavored to 
portray this Lily in our Chromo B, where it will be found quite correct, except in coloring. The 
Chalcedonicum is a native of Palestine, and is, no doubt, the flower referred to by our Savior as 
the Lily of the field arrayed in glory far exceeding even the glory of Israel's most voluptuous 
monarch. In addition to the brilliant color, the flower has the appearance of being freshly var- 
nished. Plant pretty deep, and it is well to give a little mulching the first summer, A few 
flowers only will be given the first season, if any, but the improvement will be marked and sat- 
isfactory every season. 
Z. aurattim is the great Lily 
of Japan, often called Golden- 
Banded Lily. This is the King 
of Lilies. The flower is from 
ten to twelve 
inches in di- 
ameter, com- 
posed of six 
very delicate 
white ivory 
parts, each 
being thick- 
ly studded 
with spots of 
crimson, and 
having a 
golden band through its center, 
LILIUM AURATUM. 
LILIUM JAPONICUM LONGIFLORUM. 
As the bulbs acquire age and strength, the flowers attain a very 
large size, and upward of a dozen are produced on a single stem. As before observed, I find 
Auratums grown on my own grounds are fine and healthy, showing every sign of strength and 
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