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Lilium Auratum (see page 43) 
Lilies, continued 
Lilium lancifolium rubrum. This we 
think beyond question the hardiest of all 
of the Japanese Lilies. The plant grows 
to the height of about 18 to 24 inches. 
Foliage dark green and lanceolate, hence 
the name. Flowers borne in clusters of 
from five to twenty, pink at margin of 
petal, deep rose color in center, thickly 
dotted with brown; petals curling back 
like petals of the Tiger Lily. We regard 
it as perfectly hardy. 
Lily-of-the-Valley 
L. tigrinum (Tiger Lily). Very common; 
color orange-salmon, spotted dark brown. 
Corn Lily 
Foliage pale green, very long, slender 
and pointed. Flowers borne in clusters, 
and the individual flowers last but for 
one day. The Lily is salmon color, tinged 
with red. Perfectly hardy. 
Day Lily (Funkia alba) 
This is the common white Day Lily 
which we see so often in 
house culture. The blos- 
soms are trumpet-shaped, 
glossy white in color, and 
borne in clusters. The 
plant is hardy here in open 
ground with but little 
protection. 
Lemon Lily 
A pretty plant, with 
long, narrow leaves, and 
flower stalks 2 to 3 feet 
high, crowned by beautiful 
lemon-colored (lowers, 3 to 
4 in. in diameter; fragrant. 
Lily-of -the - Valley 
Low plant; flower-stalks 
about 6 inches high, with 
small, cup-shaped white 
flowers along the stalk. 
