ST. BERNARD S LILY. 
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and may indeed be grown in the driest, sunniest, and 
poorest part of the flower border or rocker}^. The 
finely divided fern-like foliage, and Marguerite -like 
blossoms borne during the summer months, attract 
attention when grown in bold masses. The best kinds 
are Aizoon, 2 to 4 inches high, with silvery leaves, and 
white flowers ; Biebersteini , 1 to 2 feet, white, and its 
variety Marschalliana with yellow flowers ; cinerea, a 
charming plant for the rockery, having greyish leaves 
and white flowers ; macedonica, a bushy species 6 to 9 
inches high, white ; and tinctoria, about 18 inches high, 
with large, bright yellow blossoms, each 2 to 3 inches 
across, on long stalks, in July and August. The forms 
known as Kelwayi (soft clear yellow ), pallida (primrose- 
yellow), and E. G. Buxton (large yellow) are improve- 
ments on the type, and are good plants for cutting.. 
All increased by division and seeds. 
ANTHERXCUM. — This is a large genus of liliaceous 
perennials with stont rootstocks, and narrow sword- 
like leaves, but only two or three species out of fifty 
need be mentioned here, viz. : A. Liliastrum, (St. 
Bruno’s Lily) and its varieties major and giganteum ; A. 
Liliago, (St. Bernard’s Lily) ; and A. ramosum. They 
all have white lily-like blossoms from May to August, 
and as the individual plants are rather “ thin,” it is 
best to group them in bold masses in the border. 
They flourish in a compost of rich sandy loam and leaf 
soil, and like plenty of moisture during the grow- 
ing season, but very little in winter. They are best 
left undisturbed for a few years with a good annual 
mulching of well-decomposed manure. Increased by 
division of the rootstocks in spring, or from seeds. 
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