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Reine d9a Fleurs. Small leaves, but a vigorous 
grower, of good habit ; a deep rich crimson 
color. 
Trionfa dl Lodi. Imbricated ; large white petals, 
speckled and striped. 
Tutonia Versicolor. Large flower; petals im- 
bricated. 
Triomphde Wondelghem. Flower red, central 
ribbon more bright, sometimes carmine 
with rosy white band. 
Unica. Very large pure white flower, some- 
times preony- formed ; first-class variety. 
Valt.veareda. Very large flower of vivid red, 
often spotted pure wl ite. 
LILIES. 
I LIES have long been celebrated for their chaste and rare 
beauty. It always has been and always will be a ftivorite. 
Its name has been handed down to us from the most remote 
ages, immortalized by painters and poets as emblematical 
of purity and beauty. JS'o plants capable of being culti- 
vated out of doors possesses so many charms; rich and 
varied in color, stately and handsome in habit, profuse in 
variety, and of delicious fragrance, they stand prominently 
out from all other hardy plants, and no herbaceous border, 
however select, should be without a few of its best sorts. 
During the montljs of February and March, we can send by 
express Lilium Harrissii, grown in pots, with stems from 
one to two feet high, tine healthy plants, for 50 cents each, that can be had in 
bloom at any desired time, according to the size of plants selected. 
Lilium Auratum. Gold banded : the finest of 
all. 25 cents each ; $2.50 per dozen. 
Lilium Candidum. The white Lily. 15 cents 
each ; $1.50 per dozen. 
Lilium Davaticum. Red tinged, yellow spotted. 
25 cents each ; $2.50 per dozen. 
Lilium Davaricum Incomparabilis. Spotted with 
crimson. 25 cents each ; $2 50 per dozen. 
Lilium Lancitolium Roseura. Blotched white 
and rose. 25 cents eacli ; $2.50 per dozen. 
Lilium Martagon. Pnrple. 25 cents each ; $2.50 
per dozen. 
Lilium Longiflorum. Pure white. 25 cents each ; 
$2.50 per dozen. 
Lilium Harrissii. (Bermuda Easter Lily.) 25 
cents each ; $2.50 per dozen. 
Calla Lily. Strong plants. 25 to50 cents each. 
Lily of the Valley. Strong clumps. 25 cents 
each. 
HOW TO MAKE A LILY POND. 
The best, way to grow Dilies and other Aquatics for ornament, is to dig a place 
two feet deep and as large as you wish it, cement it, and divide it into compart- 
ments four by four (to keep them from spreading) by building walls one foot 
high across it with brick. Place good rich soil in this, and sot one plant in each 
compartment. Set Bananas around the sides, and it will prove the greatest 
attraction you can grow, and well wortli the labor bestowed upon it. 
PLANTS FOR CARP PONDS, ETC. 
All who are interested in the culture of the Carp know that the authorities 
on the subject make it a most essential point that the ponds should lie stocked 
with abundance of Aquatic plants, for furnishing food, concealment, shade and 
the material upon which they prefer to deposit their eggs. We know from 
experience, that a pond well supplied with all sorts of plants will produce more 
than double the amount offish than one without them. A pond stocked with 
these useful fish and with a collection of our choicest native Aquatics, together 
with the lovely tropical sorts, caunot fail to bean endless source of pleasure and 
profit. 
WATER LILIES IN TUBS OR CEMENT BASINS. 
For the open air a good degree of success may be attained by planting them 
in large tubs or half-barrels, on the surface or sunk in the ground. They should 
be placed where they will receive (lie full benefit of the sun for at least the 
greater portion of the day. Fill about half full with the soil recommended for 
Water Lilies. The next best arrangement for growing the Lily is to build of 
brick and cement a basin two feet deep and as long as you may desire, cither 
