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Rustic Adornments. 
Lily of the Valley, Solomon’s Seal, Tritelia alliacea, T. uniflora, 
Anemone appenina, Iris primula alba, Dodecatheon media, Anemone 
alpina , Lilium tennuifolium, Fritillaria imperials, and Muscaria botryoides. 
Summer Flowering for Borders. —Brodicea coccinea, Calochortus Ben- 
thamii, C. mauveanus, C. venustus, Iris germanica, English and Spanish 
Irises, Trillium grandiflorum, Gladiolus Colvillei, G. ramosus, G. venustus, 
G. nanus, Hemerocallis Middendorfiana, Alstromeria chinensis, Hyacinthus 
candicans, Tigridia pavonia, T. corrchiflora, Montbretia Pottsi, M. crocosmce- 
flora, Tritoma Macowana, T. Saundersii, Ixias, Sparaxis, Tritonia aurea, 
Watsonias, Leucojum cestivium, Anthericum liliastrum, Allium moly luteum, 
Iris alata, I. Kcempferi, Arum dranuncidus (Dragon’s Mouth). 
Autumn Flowering for Borders. —Colchicum autumnale, Crocus nudi- 
florus, C. speciosus, C. pulchellus, C. irridiflorus, Cyclamen tnropceum, 
Schizostylis coccineus, Gladiolus Brenchleyensis, Sternbergia lutea, Amaryllis 
belladona. 
Winter Flowering for Borders. —• Cyclamen Atkinsii, C. hederafolium, 
Iris stylosa, Anemone fulgens, A. blanda, Narcissus pallidus prcecox, Eranthis 
hyemalis. 
Lilies for a Sunny Position. —Lilium candidnm (Madonna Lily), white, 
3 feet; Z. chalcedonicum (Scarlet Martagon Lily), scarlet, 4 feet; Z. croceum 
(Orange Lily), yellow, 3 feet; Z. elegans, orange-crimson, 2 feet; Z. mona- 
delphum Szovitzianum (Crimson-anthered Lily), yellow, 2 feet; Z. tigrinum 
(Tiger Lily), orange, 6 feet. 
Lilies for a Shady Border. —Lilium pardalinum (Panther Lily), orange- 
crimson, 5 feet ; Z. auratum (Golden-rayed Lily), white, purple, and yellow, 
4 feet; Z. Hansoni (Hanson’s Lily), orange, 4 feet; Z. canadense (American 
Wild Yellow Lily), orange, 3 feet ; Z, testaceum (Nankeen Lily), yellow, 
5 feet; Z. Martagon (Martagon Lily), scarlet, 3 feet. 
Culture .—Plant the spring flowering bulbs in October and November; 
summer kinds in February and March, autumn ones in April or May, winter 
sorts in July or August. In planting the liliums, dig out a hole eighteen 
inches deep and fifteen inches wide. Put six inches of manure in the bottom, 
and six inches of soil on this; then arrange three bulbs at equal distances 
apart, and cover with soil. In the case of Z. Hansoni and Z. pardalinum, 
fill the hole with a compost of equal parts loam, peat, and leaf-mould; and 
