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parts (as in the meadows near Oxford), but 
it deserves to be planted in gardens as well, 
and the white one, or “great snow-bell,” is 
very charming too. They flower in May. 
The handsome tall Crown Imperial lilies are 
also really fritillaries. Their golden crown is 
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formed of bells hanging round the stem, which 
are just the same shape as the chequered bell 
of the meadows. They are grand flowers, and 
if you have a big enough bed nothing looks finer 
than these kingly lilies, orange (. F. imperialist 
or yellow (F. imperialis Jlava ), but they must be 
treated royally and given good soil. You are 
