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deep soil enriched with leaf-mould, and without manure 
or sand, and should not be planted deep. Flower in 
June and July. 
L. monadelphum szovitsianum. Sometimes called Colchicum 
lily. Lemon-yellow, sometimes spotted. It flowers in 
July, and thrives best in deep, loamy soil well enriched 
with good manure and shallow planting. It is not seen 
at its best until well established. 
L. pardalimtm. Scarlet-orange, spotted brown, known as the 
Panther lily, 6 to 8 feet high, flowering in August and 
September. It likes a deep, light, good soil, well en- 
riched, and some sheltered position with partial shade of 
shrubs or trees. There are several varieties in crimson, 
orange, and yellow colours, Bourgczi being one of the 
finest. 
L. Parryi. Trumpet-shaped flowers of yellow spotted with 
chocolate-red, of distinct form, requiring peat loam and 
plenty of coarse sand ; in a slightly shaded place, flowering 
in June and July, 2 to 4 feet high. 
L. polyphyllum. A Himalayan lily, creamy white spotted with 
purple, flowering in July. Not an easy lily to grow; 
requiring well-drained, sandy peat or leaf-mould mixed 
with a little charcoal and old stable manure. 
L. speciosum. The well-known lily seen in florists’ windows in 
white, pink, or crimson-spotted flowers. These handsome 
lilies require shelter from wind and draughts, and a rich 
loamy soil, deep planting, and a little shade. They grow 
from 1 \ to 3 feet high, and flower from August to October. 
Sometimes known under the name of lancifolium . 
L . superbum. Orange-red with purple stems, 5 to 10 feet 
high, requiring a cool, deep soil, and more suited for 
woodland planting than for a border. 
L. testaceum. Yellow tinged with red, known as the Nankeen 
lily, 3 to $ feet high, flowering in July and August, and a 
most useful border plant, thriving in any soil, and even 
flourishing in London. It requires shallow planting, and 
resents disturbance. 
Z. tigrinum (Tiger Lily). Orange-red, spotted with black. A 
well-known border plant, with a finer variety called 
splendens. Thrives in deep sandy loam in an open but 
sheltered position, and propagated by the bulblets which 
form in the axils of the leaves. The double-flowered 
variety floreplena is a showy and vigorous plant. These 
lilies grow from 3 to 4 feet high, but splendeus will some- 
