its buds are brown and when the flower opens there is a brown 
band on the outside giving great distinction to the flower. It 
is a very graceful lily with a long stem and a delicious 
fragrance. 
After this in rapid succession come the Aureola; the 
Orangeman; Dr. Begel — a low-growing bright orange ; Gold 
Dust, very like the former but much smaller ; Meehan's Hybrid, 
a large orange flower but a low grower. About July 6th the 
Fidva makes its great showing. This old-fashioned tawny lily 
is found in every cottage garden and grows wild by the way- 
side. It is really a day-lily as its Greek name signifies 
— " Hemerocallis " — beautiful for a day. Many of these so- 
called day lilies stay open over night, as I found by making a 
tour of my garden with an electric torch. 
About the 15th of July the Thunherg lily begins to bloom. 
It has a long graceful stalk with many flower buds and its 
fragrance is delicious. It was introduced from Japan in 1891 
and is an improvement on the Flava which it resembles in 
color, though it is a foot higher in growth and has a much 
longer period of bloom. At the same time with Thunherg, 
blooms the Aurantica Major and the Apricot — a lovely lily. 
Late in July I watch eagerly for the new and splendid lily, 
the Citrina (Chinese). This has blossoms six inches long borne 
on stalks very tall and strong — it is really the King of the 
Hemerocallis and makes a great show in the garden. 
Early in August the Kwamso makes its appearance; this is 
a Japanese lily, very handsome and very hardy, rather low- 
growing but with long stems and brilliant tawny-orange 
flowers — it has all the virtues but fragrance. At the same time 
blooms the Variegata lily, with its striped green and white 
leaves and its bright yellow flowers. 
The calendar of lilies is brought to an end with the last 
to come to my garden, the old fashioned Day Lily which blooms 
well into September. It belongs to the Funkia family and has 
broad light green leaves. Its stalk of white flowers and its 
delicious fragrance is well known — Maeterlinck calls it "the 
immemorial lily." 
Alice Munroe. 
Garden Club of Litchfield. 
Hints on the Culture of Dahlias and Gladioli 
My dahlia beds are at Weekapaug, R. I., in the lee of the 
garage to protect them from the stiff ocean breezes. The soil 
is ideal, being a light loam, which is enriched each fall with 
stable manure, and forked in the following spring. Heavy soil 
can be made more favorable for dahlias by the addition of 
coal ashes well mixed. 
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