LILIES 
No class of plants capable of being cultivated 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. Lilies thrive best in a dry, rich soil, where 
water will not stand in winter. After planting they require very little 
care, and should not be disturbed for several years. Established plants 
bloom more freely than if taken up annually. Plant in groups of five or 
six, or in large beds. Plant in the fall only. 
LILIUM auratum. Gold-handed Lii.y ok Japan. Flowers very 
large, delicate ivory-white, thickly dotted with rich chocolate-crim- 
son spots. A bright golden band runs through the center of each 
petal. The linest of all Lilies. 2 to 3 feet. July and August. 
L. candidum. The old-fashioned pure white garden Lily. One of the 
hardiest. 5 to 6 feet. June. 
L. longiflorum. Large, snow-white, trumpet-shaped ; verv fragrant. 
i'/z feet. June. 
L. tigrinum fl. pi. Double Tiger Lii.y. Orange-scarlet, with dark 
spots. 4 to 5 feet. August. 
5 L. superbum. Turk’s Cap Lii.y. A native species ; flowers brilliant 
orange-red. 4 to 5 feet. 
L. speciosum, var. rubrum. Japan Red Lily. White, shaded with 
rose, spotted red. 2 ' > to 3 feet. August and September, 
var. album. Japan White Lily. White, with a slight rose tint on 
the ends of the petals. 2ff to 3 feet. August and September. 
9 Hardy Herbaceous Perennials 
